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  2. Large intestine - Wikipedia

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    The large intestine, also known as the large bowel, is the last part of the gastrointestinal tract and of the digestive system in tetrapods. Water is absorbed here and the remaining waste material is stored in the rectum as feces before being removed by defecation . [ 1 ]

  3. Gastrointestinal wall - Wikipedia

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    In the large intestines, villi are absent and a flat surface with thousands of glands is observed. Underlying the epithelium is the lamina propria, which contains myofibroblasts, blood vessels, nerves, and several different immune cells, and the muscularis mucosa which is a layer of smooth muscle that aids in the action of continued peristalsis ...

  4. Gastrointestinal tract - Wikipedia

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    The lower gastrointestinal tract includes most of the small intestine and all of the large intestine. [15] In human anatomy , the intestine ( bowel or gut ; Greek: éntera ) is the segment of the gastrointestinal tract extending from the pyloric sphincter of the stomach to the anus and as in other mammals, consists of two segments: the small ...

  5. Intestinal gland - Wikipedia

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    In histology, an intestinal gland (also crypt of Lieberkühn and intestinal crypt) is a gland found in between villi in the intestinal epithelial lining of the small intestine and large intestine (or colon).

  6. Taenia coli - Wikipedia

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    Histology image: 12502loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University – "Digestive System: Alimentary Canal: colon, taeniae coli" UIUC Histology Subject 853; Anatomy photo:39:13-0201 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center – "Intestines and Pancreas: Large Intestine" Anatomy image:8185 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center

  7. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    The intestine is also called the bowel or the gut. The lower GI starts at the pyloric sphincter of the stomach and finishes at the anus. The small intestine is subdivided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum. The cecum marks the division between the small and large intestine. The large intestine includes the rectum and anal canal. [2]

  8. Enterocyte - Wikipedia

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    Polysaccharidases and disaccharidases in the glycocalyx break down large sugar molecules, which are then absorbed. Glucose crosses the apical membrane of the enterocyte using the sodium-glucose cotransporter. It moves through the cytosol (cytoplasm) and exits the enterocyte via the basolateral membrane (into the blood capillary) using GLUT2.

  9. Intestinal epithelium - Wikipedia

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    The intestinal epithelium is the single cell layer that forms the luminal surface (lining) of both the small and large intestine (colon) of the gastrointestinal tract. Composed of simple columnar epithelium its main functions are absorption, and secretion. Useful substances are absorbed into the body, and the entry of harmful substances is ...