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2. Where is the esophageal section of the stomach located?

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   The oesophagus connects the pharynx and the stomach and is located in the thoracic cavity. The oesophagus is the muscular tube that enables food to pass from the mouth and pharynx to the stomach. It is located in the thoracic cavity just behind the trachea (the windpipe that connects the pharynx with the lungs) and in front of the spine.

3. Digestive System - Anatomy & Physiology - Socratic

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   What is the part of the colon that lies in the vertical position, on the left side of the abdomen, extending from a point below the stomach and spleen to the level of the iliac crest? What substances are absorbed into the lymph capillaries?

4. In the stomach, what is the role of chief cells and parietal ......

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   The two main types of exocrine secretory cells of the stomach are parietal cells and chief cells. Parietal cells are the epithelial cells that secrete HCl and intrinsic factor. They are located in the gastric glands found in lining of fundus and stomach. The gastric chief cells , are cells in the stomach that release pepsinogen and chymosin. They synthesise and secrete hydro lytic enzymes ...

5. In which abdominal quadrant is the liver located? - Socratic

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   The following diagram shows the four quadrants of abdomen : Fig 2: This diagram shows different abdominal organs with the quadrants they are located in. Here we can see the most part of liver is located in Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ). But the left lobe of liver is in Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ). So, liver is located mostly in RUQ and partly in LUQ.

6. What are the 5 valves (sphincters) of the digestive system?

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   Two sphincters guard the opening and closing of the stomach and three guard the anus. The sphincter that opens into the stomach is the cardiac sphincter and the one that opens into the small intestine from the stomach is the pyloric sphincter. The anal sphincters are internal sphincter, external sphincter and levator ani.

7. Is the pancreas located to the left side or right side of the...

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   The Pancreas is inferior (below) and posterior (behind) the stomach on the left side of the body. Image from WebMD The Pancreas is inferior (below) and posterior (behind) the stomach. The Pancreas is attached laterally to the left of the Duodenum, the first loop of the small intestine. The Pancreas acts as both an exocrine gland when it secretes pancreatic digestive enzymes into the digestive ...

8. How and where is the appendix connected to the intestines?

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   The appendix is attached to the iio-caecol junction where the small intestine meets the large intestine. The appendix is a tiny vestigial organ located at the connection between the small intestine and large intestine. The last section of the small intestine is called the ileum and the beginning if the colon or large intestine is the caecum. This junction is called the ilio-caecol junction.

9. What are the seven sphincters found in the gastrointestinal tract...

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   upper oesophageal lower oesophageal pyloric ilio-caecal valve (not sphincter but regulates entrance from intestine to ileocecal part) Houston's valves internal sphincter of anus external sphincter of anus

10. Where in the digestive system are 'stools' formed? What are ... -...

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    Ingested food gets liquidised and digested in the stomach, then passes into the small intestines for further breakdown and absorption of the nutrients. After that, the remainder passes into the colon where as much fluid (water) as possible is reclaimed. This thickens the remaining waste.

11. Which serous membrane lines the thoracic cavity? | Socratic

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    The pleura or pleural membrane. The serous membrane lining the thoracic cavity and encasing the lungs is called the pleura or pleural membrane. It is a double layered membrane; the inner layer coating the lungs is the visceral pleura while the other layer that lines the thoracic cavity is called the parietal pleura. The function of the pleura is to cushion the lungs during breathing and, by ...