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2. Stomach - Wikipedia

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   The stomach is involved in the gastric phase of digestion, following the cephalic phase in which the sight and smell of food and the act of chewing are stimuli. In the stomach a chemical breakdown of food takes place by means of secreted digestive enzymes and gastric acid. The stomach is located between the esophagus and the small intestine.

3. Abdomen - Wikipedia

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   Abdominal organs anatomy. Functionally, the human abdomen is where most of the digestive tract is placed and so most of the absorption and digestion of food occurs here. The alimentary tract in the abdomen consists of the lower esophagus , the stomach , the duodenum , the jejunum , ileum , the cecum and the appendix , the ascending , transverse ...

4. File:Regions of stomach.svg - Wikipedia

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   Diagram of basic surface anatomy and regions of the stomach. Drawn in Inkscape. ... This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Stomach diagram.svg ...

5. Quadrants and regions of abdomen - Wikipedia

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   Quadrants of the abdomen Diagram showing which organs (or parts of organs) are in each quadrant of the abdomen. The left lower quadrant (LLQ) of the human abdomen is the area left of the midline and below the umbilicus. The LLQ includes the left iliac fossa and half of the left flank region. The equivalent term for animals is left posterior ...

6. Left gastric artery - Wikipedia

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   Anatomy photo:38:01-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: The Right and Left Gastric Artery" Cross section image: pembody/body8a—Plastination Laboratory at the Medical University of Vienna; celiactrunk at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) Branching at uhrad.com

7. Gastrointestinal tract - Wikipedia

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   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 intestine and the large intestine.

8. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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   The liver synthesises the bulk of lipoproteins. The liver is located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen and below the diaphragm to which it is attached at one part, the bare area of the liver. This is to the right of the stomach and it overlies the gall bladder. The liver synthesises bile acids and lecithin to promote the digestion of ...

9. Gastrointestinal wall - Wikipedia

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   The muscle of the inner layer is arranged in circular rings around the tract, whereas the muscle of the outer layer is arranged longitudinally. The stomach has an extra layer, an inner oblique muscular layer. [1] Between the two muscle layers is the myenteric plexus (Auerbach's plexus). This controls peristalsis.