Gi tract anatomy

Short bowel syndrome: a nutritional and medical approach | Fig. 1: The relative locations of digestion and absorption of nutrients in the healthy gastrointestinal tract. CHO = carbohydrate. Photo: Lianne Friesen and Nicholas Woolridge. Published in CMAJ May 14, 2002 vol. 166 no. 10 1297-1302

Turns out there’s a lot of stuff in the abdomen. One could even say there’s almost as much as in the hand. Maybe. There are three main trunks/arteries off the descending aorta that supp…

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Overview of the GI Tract Your digestion starts at the mouth where your food is broken down while you chew and salivate. When you swallow, the food trave

Digestive system consists of digestive tract and associated organs like salivary glands, liver and pancreas. The digestive tract in a mammal starts with mouth and ends in anus. The tract is serially divided in: Oral cavity Pharynx Oesophagus Stomach Small Intestine Large Intestine. There are teeth and tongue inside oral cavity. This continues in oesophagus through a common passage (for both air and food) called pharynx. Stomach is divided in fundus, corpus and pylorus. Small intestine is…

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Layers of GI Tract

The lamina propria is one of three layers which make up the mucosa, or mucous membrane. The lamina propria is a large layer of connective tissue which separates the innermost layer of epithelial cells from a layer of smooth muscle tissue called the muscularis mucosa.