| Term: | posterior intestine intestinal villus |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | posterior intestine |
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| Definition: | The posterior intestine has short longitudinally arranged epithelial folds which are similar to the colon of higher vertebrates. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000706] |
| Name: | intestinal villus |
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| Synonyms: | intestinal villi |
| Definition: | The entire digestive tract is lined by well developed villi, which are longest in the intestinal bulb and decrease progressively in size towards the caudal end of the intestine. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005125] |