The small intestine or small bowel is an organ in the gastrointestinal tract where most of the absorption of nutrients from food takes place. It lies between...

Enteritis is inflammation of the small intestine. It is most commonly caused by food or drink contaminated with pathogenic microbes, such as Serratia...

Small intestine cancer starts when cells in the small intestine start to grow out of control. The small intestine is the largest part of the gastrointestinal...

excessive bacterial growth in the small intestine. Unlike the colon (or large bowel), which is rich with bacteria, the small bowel usually has fewer than 100...

large intestine begins in the right iliac region of the pelvis, just at or below the waist, where it is joined to the end of the small intestine at the...

includes the main organs of digestion, namely, the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. The complete human digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal...

gastric acid until it passes into the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. The third stage, the intestinal phase, begins in the duodenum. Here...

Small sausage in large sausage (Chinese: 大腸包小腸; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-tn̂g pau sió-tn̂g; lit. 'large intestine wrapping small intestine') is a snack sausage...

nutrients, the chyme gradually works its way through the small intestine to the large intestine. In contrast to peristalsis, segmentation contractions result...

is a pouch-like structure of the large intestine, located at the junction of the small and the large intestines. The term "vermiform" comes from Latin...

medicine the Small Intestine (simplified Chinese: 小肠; traditional Chinese: 小腸) is a fu organ in the Zang-fu concept. The small intestine governs the separation...

Chunchullo is beef small intestine, which may be grilled or fried. It is consumed in many Latin American countries. In some countries, chunchullo is grilled...

the gastrointestinal tract, namely the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and rectum; and the accessory organs of digestion, the liver...

gastrointestinal tract such as the pharynx, larynx, esophagus, stomach, and small intestine such that the inside wall lining, size, shape, contour, and patency...

the large intestine, appendix, or small intestine. It may refer to: Ischemic colitis, large intestine Mesenteric ischemia, small intestine Gangrene (disambiguation)...

roughage move into the large intestine. The large intestine, also known as the hindgut consists of the cecum, large colon, small colon and rectum, terminating...

affected part of the intestines in adults is the sigmoid colon with the cecum being second most affected. In children the small intestine is more often involved...

Intestine transplantation (intestinal transplantation, or small bowel transplantation) is the surgical replacement of the small intestine for chronic...

digestion occurring within the small intestine. An alternate explanation for differences in results is the variance in small bowel transit time among tested...

disconnected from the upper part of the small intestine and connected to a farther part of the small intestine (ileum), creating the alimentary limb. The...

stoma (surgical opening) constructed by bringing the end or loop of small intestine (the ileum) out onto the surface of the skin, or the surgical procedure...

The duodenum is the first section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. In mammals, it may be the...

large intestines of domestic animals. They are usually made from pigs' intestines. They may also be filled with a forcemeat to make sausage. Intestine from...

first and shortest part of the small intestine, where peristalsis takes over to move this through the rest of the intestines. In the human digestive system...

English) is a long-term autoimmune disorder, primarily affecting the small intestine, where individuals develop intolerance to gluten, present in foods...

of the intestine folds into the section immediately ahead of it. It typically involves the small intestine and less commonly the large intestine. Symptoms...

so provide greater support for nutrient digestion. The wall of the small intestine is lined with four main tunics - tunica mucosa, tunica submucosa, tunica...

between villi in the intestinal epithelial lining of the small intestine and large intestine (or colon). The glands and intestinal villi are covered by...

too quickly from the stomach to the duodenum—the first part of the small intestine—in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This condition is also called...

series of patients with inflammation of the terminal ileum of the small intestine, the area most commonly affected by the illness. Why the disease was...