Term Name: cloaca
Synonyms: cloacal chamber, vent
Definition: Common chamber into which the intestines and excretory system opens. Arises during development in all vertebrates, but in many it becomes subdivided, lost or incorporated into other structures
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0000162]

Relationships
develops into: allantois
is part of: digestive tract genitourinary system
has parts: cloacal bursa cloacal epithelium cloacal fold cloacal gland cloacal lumen cloacal mucosa cloacal muscle cloacal papilla cloacal sphincter cloacal vent cloacal villus coprodeum muscle layer of cloaca proctodeum portion of cloaca serosa of cloaca submucosa of cloaca urodeum
is a type of: mesoderm-derived structure subdivision of tube
has subtype: embryonic cloaca