Small intestine

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Subdivision of digestive tract that connects the stomach to the large intestine and is where much of the digestion and absorption of food takes place (with the exception of ruminants). The mammalian small intestine is long and coiled and can be differentiated histologically into: duodenum, jejunem, ileum[WP,cjm,Kardong].
Aliases
  • Anterior intestine
  • Intestinum tenue
  • Intestinum tenue
  • Mid intestine
  • Small bowel
  • Small intestine