The gastrointestinal wall of the gastrointestinal tract is made up of four layers of specialised tissue. From the inner cavity of the gut (the lumen)... 15 KB (1,736 words) - 15:15, 6 April 2024 |
Gastrointestinal perforation, also known as gastrointestinal rupture, is a hole in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. The gastrointestinal tract... 20 KB (1,876 words) - 08:42, 8 January 2024 |
Gastrointestinal diseases (abbrev. GI diseases or GI illnesses) refer to diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract, namely the esophagus, stomach,... 23 KB (2,437 words) - 15:23, 13 March 2024 |
enhances the visibility of the relevant parts of the gastrointestinal tract by coating the inside wall of the tract and appearing white on the film. This... 32 KB (3,782 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023 |
The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to... 49 KB (5,781 words) - 08:06, 17 April 2024 |
submucosa; to transmural infarction of the full thickness of the gastrointestinal wall. Mucosal and mural infarcts in and of themselves may not be fatal... 19 KB (1,912 words) - 12:14, 22 March 2024 |
"ulcer" is an area of damage to the gastrointestinal wall (in this case the gastric wall) that extends deeper through the wall than an erosion (an ulcer can... 2 KB (251 words) - 18:56, 9 January 2021 |
rectum. Its function is to expel solid and gaseous waste from the gastrointestinal tract. The curving path it takes toward the anus allows it to store... 5 KB (557 words) - 23:10, 11 March 2024 |
Intestinal epithelium (redirect from Gastrointestinal epithelial cell) surface (lining) of both the small and large intestine (colon) of the gastrointestinal tract. Composed of simple columnar epithelium its main functions are... 27 KB (3,041 words) - 16:01, 7 April 2024 |
the rectum and anus The microanatomy of the wall of the rectum is similar to the rest of the gastrointestinal tract; namely, that it possesses a mucosa... 22 KB (2,313 words) - 19:44, 13 March 2024 |
warts can be spread via anal sex. The anus is the final part of the gastrointestinal tract, and directly continues from the rectum, passing through the... 18 KB (1,874 words) - 20:04, 31 March 2024 |
system. The four layers that make up the wall of the ileum are consistent with those of the gastrointestinal tract. From the inner to the outer surface... 13 KB (1,593 words) - 23:32, 8 March 2024 |
Peptic ulcer disease (redirect from Gastrointestinal ulcer) associated with 5% to 10% death rate. Perforation (a hole in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract) following a gastric ulcer often leads to catastrophic... 54 KB (5,859 words) - 15:05, 12 April 2024 |
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... 48 KB (5,655 words) - 12:46, 22 March 2024 |
This article is one of a series on the Gastrointestinal wall General structure Epithelium Mucosa Submucosa Circular muscle Longitudinal muscle Serosa... 7 KB (624 words) - 14:53, 29 November 2023 |
organs are covered in adventitia (loose connective tissue) In the gastrointestinal tract, the muscular layer is bounded in most cases by serosa. However... 2 KB (253 words) - 17:22, 28 December 2023 |
of the muscularis externa forms a sphincter at two locations of the gastrointestinal tract: in the pylorus of the stomach, it forms the pyloric sphincter... 3 KB (345 words) - 15:47, 22 February 2024 |
in the GI tract by targeting NPC1L1, a transport protein in the gastrointestinal wall. This results in decreased LDL cholesterol. Quitting smoking, lowering... 37 KB (3,520 words) - 14:53, 19 February 2024 |