Preferred Label : Large Intestinal Wall Tissue;
NCIt definition : The tissue of the large intestine. It is composed of four layers - mucosa, submucosa,
smooth muscle with inner circular and outer longitudinal layers, and serosa. The mucosa
has a large number of goblet cells but does not have any villi. The longitudinal muscle
layer is incomplete. The longitudinal muscle is limited to three distinct bands, called
teniae coli that run the entire length of the colon. Contraction of the teniae coli
exerts pressure on the wall and creates a series of pouches, called haustra, along
the colon. Epiploic appendages, pieces of fat-filled connective tissue, are attached
to the outer surface of the colon.;
Origin ID : C32931;
UMLS CUI : C1517728;
Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Semantic type(s)
- is_normal_tissue_origin_of_disease
