Assertion: small intestine | /r/CapableOf | end at the jejunum
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text: Glossary anal canal final segment of the large intestine anal column long fold of mucosa in the anal canal anal sinus recess between anal columns appendix (vermiform appendix) coiled tube attached to the cecum ascending colon first region of the colon bacterial flora bacteria in the large intestine brush border fuzzy appearance of the small intestinal mucosa created by microvilli cecum pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine circular fold (also, plica circulare) deep fold in the mucosa and submucosa of the small intestine colon part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum descending colon part of the colon between the transverse colon and the sigmoid colon duodenal gland (also, Brunner’s gland) mucous-secreting gland in the duodenal submucosa duodenum first part of the small intestine, which starts at the pyloric sphincter and ends at the jejunum epiploic appendage small sac of fat-filled visceral peritoneum attached to teniae coli external anal sphincter voluntary skeletal muscle sphincter in the anal canal feces semisolid waste product of digestion flatus gas in the intestine gastrocolic reflex propulsive movement in the colon activated by the presence of food in the stomach gastroileal reflex long reflex that increases the strength of segmentation in the ileum haustrum small pouch in the colon created by tonic contractions of teniae coli haustral contraction slow segmentation in the large intestine hepatopancreatic ampulla (also, ampulla of Vater) bulb-like point in the wall of the duodenum where the bile duct and main pancreatic duct unite hepatopancreatic sphincter (also, sphincter of Oddi) sphincter regulating the flow of bile and pancreatic juice into the duodenum ileocecal sphincter sphincter located where the small intestine joins with the large intestine ileum end of the small intestine between the jejunum and the large intestine internal anal sphincter involuntary smooth muscle sphincter in the anal canal intestinal gland (also, crypt of Lieberkühn) gland in the small intestinal mucosa that secretes intestinal juice intestinal juice mixture of water and mucus that helps absorb nutrients from chyme jejunum middle part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum lacteal lymphatic capillary in the villi large intestine terminal portion of the alimentary canal left colic flexure (also, splenic flexure) point where the transverse colon curves below the inferior end of the spleen main pancreatic duct (also, duct of Wirsung) duct through which pancreatic juice drains from the pancreas major duodenal papilla point at which the hepatopancreatic ampulla opens into the duodenum mass movement long, slow, peristaltic wave in the large intestine mesoappendix mesentery of the appendix microvillus small projection of the plasma membrane of the absorptive cells of the small intestinal mucosa migrating motility complex form of peristalsis in the small intestine motilin hormone that initiates migrating motility complexes pectinate line horizontal line that runs like a ring, perpendicular to the inferior margins of the anal sinuses