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 (1,714 words) - 15:11, 5 March 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) - 21:22, 24 March 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 |
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) - 17:40, 14 March 2024 |
The stomach is a muscular, hollow organ in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates. The stomach has... 47 KB (4,939 words) - 07:40, 28 March 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 |
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 (5,883 words) - 10:23, 29 March 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 |
Gastrointestinal physiology is the branch of human physiology that addresses the physical function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The function of... 16 KB (1,861 words) - 04:37, 28 June 2023 |
Cylinder stress (redirect from Wall tension (pipe)) In the pathology of vascular or gastrointestinal walls, the wall tension represents the muscular tension on the wall of the vessel. As a result of the... 13 KB (1,782 words) - 15:50, 7 September 2023 |