colon AAO:0010400 Although all vertebrates have a digestive tract and accessory glands, various parts of this system are not necessarily homologous, analogous, or even present in all species. Therefore, broad comparisons can be best made under the listings of headgut, foregut, midgut, pancreas and biliary system, hindgut.[uncertain][VHOG] BTO:0000269 CALOHA:TS-0158 EFO:0000361 EMAPA:18939 EV:0100079 FMA:14543 GAID:309 In mammals, the colon consists of four sections: the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon[WP] In zebrafish, the posterior intestine has short longitudinally arranged epithelial folds which are similar to the colon of higher vertebrates[ZFIN] Last portion of the large intestine before it becomes the rectum. MA:0000335 MAP:0000001 MAT:0000526 MESH:A03.492.411.495.356 OpenCyc:Mx4rvgLEM5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA TAO:0000706 TODO - abstract this such that it legitimately covers all vertebrates The last portion of the digestive system, it extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body.[AAO] The posterior intestine has short longitudinally arranged epithelial folds which are similar to the colon of higher vertebrates. Wallace et al, 2005.[TAO] UBERON:0001155 UMLS:C0009368 VHOG:0000648 XAO:0000243 ZFA:0000706 colonic galen:Colon hindgut it extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body[WP] large bowel posterior intestine uberon subdivision of digestive tract