Intestine

knowing more about the intestine. Intestine is the key to one's beauty and health as well as ageing. The intestine is not just an organ that handles digestion, nutrient absorption and excretion. Intestine problems are often associated with constipation. Constipation can cause stomach to bulge and many people are concerned about it. However, this is just one example caused by the deteriorating intestinal environment. Other than digestion, nutrient absorption and excretion, the intestine has other functions

How long are your intestines? Have you ever thought about your intestines? How long are your intestines? What are their functions? Intestines are the muscular tubes extending from the stomach to the anus. These are the parts of digestive system specialized for digestion and absorption of the food. Intestines are divided into two basic types, small and large intestines. Part 1: How Long Are Your Intestines? When food is taken, it goes through the digestive system so that the body can absorb nutrients

The small intestine is an important organ of the digestive system. It plays an important role in digestion of food as well as assimilation of the nutrients. It is located in the central and lower part of the abdomen, between the stomach and large intestines. When the small intestine is stretched out, it is approximately 7 meters long, making it the largest part of the digestive tract and is approximately 2.5-3 centimeters in diameter. The small intestine should be taken care by a doctor that specializes

Small intestine is the most rapidly dividing tissue of the body. It undergoes a fast turnover of 3-5 days by Intestinal Stem Cells (ISCs), replacing all the older cells with new ones which is necessary for the nutritional uptake by intestinal cells and thereby, maintaining tissue homeostasis. Small intestinal epithelium has several crypts/villi structures which inhabits ISCs. Cells are arranged in the order of increasing maturity from bottom to top of each crypt. ISCs are present at base of each

large intestine and induces soft faeces and diarrhoea. Faeces is usually pale colour and have foul smelling. Continuous diarrhoea leads to dehydration and loss of electrolytes and weakness in horses. The symptoms can be resolved with stopping the milk feeding. 3.8 SOME COMMON EQUINE FEEDSTUFFS 3.8.1 Concentrates Dietary supplementation with concentrates is essential to maintain good health and to satisfy the nutritional needs for growth and performance of horses, especially where there is limited

Colorectal anatomy The large intestine starts at the end of the ileum extending to the anus. It measures around 1.5 meters long. It’s differentiated from the small intestine by having a greater caliber with a more fixed position, and in having certain appendages to its external coat (the appendices epiploicae). Furthermore, its longitudinal muscular fibers are arranged in three longitudinal bands rather than forming a continuous layer around the gut. The large intestine is divided into the cecum, colon

Johne’s disease Introduction: Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is commonly referred to Johne’s disease and mainly affects cattle but is also capable of infecting and causing the disease to occur in other ruminant species as well (sheep, goats, llamas, deer.) The bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis is the cause of Johne’s disease. This disease is a chronic, progressive, debilitating, incurable bowel disease characterized by diarrhea, and weight loss. About twenty two percent

How are different tissues adapted for their roles? The function of the small intestine is digestion. The small intestine is developed for its role because the inside wall of the small intestine is thin, with a large surface area. This allows absorption in the body to happen quickly and more efficiently. The trachea (windpipe) is a hollow tube that connects the voice box to the bronchi of the lungs, allowing the passage of air to flow through. The trachea is lined with ciliated epithelial cells,

In the current world population there is a large increase in people diagnosed with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), lactose intolerance and/or a combination of the two. Theories suggest that the delayed onset of lactose intolerance, in patients who already have IBD’s, may arise as secondary lactose intolerance but only as a byproduct of the IBD. This begs the question of if the prevalence of an IBD predisposes that same person to lactose intolerance and if so, what are the drivers that allow this

paper titled Treatment of Perforated Diverticulitis with Generalized Peritonitis: Past, Present, and Future (Vermeulen, Lange 2010). BIOLOGICAL MECHANISM: The condition of diverticulosis occurs when small areas of tissue form pouches in the large intestine or colon called diverticulum, or diverticula (plural). Diverticula may occur due to the lack of bulk forming and bacteria producing fiber, resulting in an imbalance of certain intestinal bacteria, increasing internal pressure on the intestinal tissue