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What is the principle site of digestion and absorption in the digestive system?
What is the principle site of digestion and absorption in the digestive system?
Which part of the intestine has a wider lumen and no villi on its mucous membrane?
Which part of the intestine has a wider lumen and no villi on its mucous membrane?
What are the three regions into which the small intestine is divided?
What are the three regions into which the small intestine is divided?
Which part of the duodenum extends from the pylorus to the jejunum?
Which part of the duodenum extends from the pylorus to the jejunum?
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Where do the bile and pancreatic ducts empty into in the duodenum?
Where do the bile and pancreatic ducts empty into in the duodenum?
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What is the principle site of digestion and absorption in the digestive system?
What is the principle site of digestion and absorption in the digestive system?
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Where do the bile and pancreatic ducts empty into?
Where do the bile and pancreatic ducts empty into?
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Which part of the intestine has a wider lumen and no villi on its mucous membrane?
Which part of the intestine has a wider lumen and no villi on its mucous membrane?
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What extends from the pylorus to the jejunum and is divided into three parts?
What extends from the pylorus to the jejunum and is divided into three parts?
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Which part of the duodenum continues caudally from the cranial flexure on the right side of the abdominal cavity?
Which part of the duodenum continues caudally from the cranial flexure on the right side of the abdominal cavity?
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Study Notes
Small Intestine Structure and Function
- The small intestine is the principle site of digestion and absorption in the digestive system.
- The small intestine is divided into three regions: duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
Duodenum Structure and Function
- The duodenum is the first region of the small intestine, extending from the pylorus to the jejunum, and is divided into three parts.
- The cranial part of the duodenum is the part that extends from the pylorus to the cranial flexure.
- The descending part of the duodenum continues caudally from the cranial flexure on the right side of the abdominal cavity.
- The horizontal part of the duodenum extends from the descending part to the left side of the abdominal cavity.
- The bile and pancreatic ducts empty into the duodenum.
Intestine Characteristics
- The duodenum has a wider lumen and no villi on its mucous membrane.
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Test your knowledge of the anatomy of the small and large intestines, including their structures and functions. This quiz covers the different parts of the intestines and their unique features.
