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In anatomy, the intestine is the segment of the alimentary canal extending from the stomach to the anus and, in humans and other mammals, consists of two segments, the small intestine and the large intestine. In humans, the small intestine is further subdivided into the duodenum, jejunum and ileum while the large intestine is subdivided into the cecum and colon.[1] The structure and function can be described both as gross anatomy and at a microscopic level. The intestinal tract can be broadly divided into two different parts, the small and large intestine. Grayish-purple in color and about 35 mm (1.5 inches) in diameter, the small intestine is the first and longer, measuring 6 to 7 meters (20-23 ft) long average in an adult man. Shorter and relatively stockier, the large intestine is a dark reddish color, measuring roughly 1.5 meters (5 ft) long on average. We have different size intestines acording to our size and age. The lumen is the cavity where digested food passes through and from where nutrients are absorbed. Both intestines share a general structure with the whole gut, and are composed of several layers. Going from inside the lumen radially outwards, one passes the mucosa (glandular epithelium and muscularis mucosa), submucosa, muscularis externa (made up of inner circular and outer longitudinal), and lastly serosa.
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Keep Your Digestive and Immune System Healthy by Dr.Joseph Mercola
There is nothing to match the value of good health. It allows you live life to the fullest... to look and feel your very best... to have energy and drive to achieve all the things you always wanted.
Probiotics can put you on the road to bett...
Top Tips To Treat And Prevent Colon And Rectal Cancer by Raymond Lee
The cells in your large intestine are exposed to many types of substances that result from digestion and the activity of micro-organisms. What’s more, the cells have a high turnover rate – your intestinal lining completely replaces its cells every we...
Let Probiotics Add More Life to Your Years by Dr.Joseph Mercola
If you're like most people, you really want to live life with passion ... to feel at the height of health all the time, so you can accomplish more of what you want in life. Probiotics can help you do just that! Probiotics are live microorganisms t...
Getting the Right Bacteria Balance by Paul C
BACTERIA BALANCE What are Probiotics? Probiotics are the beneficial bacteria that live in your digestive tract. Your digestive trace is home to more than 500 different species of bacterial, ideally 80 are the bad ones. There are literally trillio...
Tumors of the small and large intestines by donald anderson
Epithelial tumors of the intestines are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The colon (including the rectum) is host to more primary neoplasms than any other organ in the body. Colorectal cancer ranks second only to bronchogenic carci...
The Grumbling Gut by Christine Illich
There are a large number of diseases of the bowl and they all have different symptoms, but there is one constant with all of these diseases and that is inflammation of the bowl.
The digestive system is actually a very complex organ that has ...
Crohns Disease, Symptoms and Treatment by Mike Mansell
Introduction - Description Crohns Disease is a disease of the gut. It was named after Dr. Crohn in the 1930’s after he first described the disease. It can affect any part in one or more places although it affects the ileum (the final sectio...
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