large intestine

last part of the digestive system in vertebrate animals, including the cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal
Thing organ_type Q11083
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large intestine

Summary

large intestine is an organ type[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • large intestine's instance of is recorded as organ type[3].
  • large intestine's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • large intestine is a type of organ with organ cavity[5].
  • large intestine is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • large intestine is part of intestine[7].
  • large intestine's Commons category is recorded as Large intestines[8].
  • large intestine comprises cecum[9].
  • large intestine comprises colon[10].
  • large intestine comprises rectum[11].
  • large intestine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Large intestine[12].
  • large intestine's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[13].
  • large intestine's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • large intestine's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • large intestine's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12379[16].
  • large intestine's arterial supply is recorded as superior mesenteric artery[17].
  • large intestine's arterial supply is recorded as inferior mesenteric artery[18].
  • large intestine's arterial supply is recorded as common iliac artery[19].
  • large intestine's lymphatic drainage is recorded as Inferior mesenteric lymph nodes[20].
  • large intestine's venous drainage is recorded as superior mesenteric vein[21].
  • large intestine's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[22].
  • large intestine's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include organ type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include organ with organ cavity[5] and particular anatomical entity[6].

Use and Application

Components include cecum[9], a class of anatomical entity[24]; colon[10], a class of anatomical entity[25]; and rectum[11], an organ part type[26]. large intestine is part of intestine[7].

Why It Matters

large intestine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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