Gi: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(New page: !!!Upper Tract: The oral cavity leads to the pharynx and the oesophagus, which terminates in the stomach !!!Lower Tract After this, the duodenum joins onto the stomach...) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
==Upper Tract:== | |||
The [[oral cavity]] leads to the [[pharynx]] and the [[oesophagus]], which terminates in the [[stomach]] | The [[oral cavity]] leads to the [[pharynx]] and the [[oesophagus]], which terminates in the [[stomach]] | ||
==Lower Tract== | |||
After this, the [[duodenum]] joins onto the stomach, and then leads to the [[jejunum]] and then the [[ileum]]. | After this, the [[duodenum]] joins onto the stomach, and then leads to the [[jejunum]] and then the [[ileum]]. | ||
The [[large intestine]] starts when the ileum joins onto the [[caecum]]. The [[appendix]] also attaches to the caecum, further down. The caecum joins onto the ascending [[colon]], then the transverse, and finally the descending colon. | The [[large intestine]] starts when the ileum joins onto the [[caecum]]. The [[appendix]] also attaches to the caecum, further down. The caecum joins onto the ascending [[colon]], then the transverse, and finally the descending colon. | ||
At the end of this, the colon meets the [[rectum]], which joins onto the [[anus]]. | At the end of this, the colon meets the [[rectum]], which joins onto the [[anus]]. | ||
==Oddments:== | |||
* [[Liver]] | * [[Liver]] | ||
* [[Spleen]] | * [[Spleen]] | ||
| Line 18: | Line 15: | ||
* [[Biliary System]] | * [[Biliary System]] | ||
==Processes== | |||
* [[Digestion]] | * [[Digestion]] | ||
* [[Metabolism]] | * [[Metabolism]] | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 7 April 2008
Upper Tract:
The oral cavity leads to the pharynx and the oesophagus, which terminates in the stomach
Lower Tract
After this, the duodenum joins onto the stomach, and then leads to the jejunum and then the ileum.
The large intestine starts when the ileum joins onto the caecum. The appendix also attaches to the caecum, further down. The caecum joins onto the ascending colon, then the transverse, and finally the descending colon.
At the end of this, the colon meets the rectum, which joins onto the anus.