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What is the name of the 10 first inches of the small intestines?
Duodenum is the correct answer.
Where are intestines in your body?
Most of the small intestine is located in the abdominal cavity. A small amount (approximately the first 10 inches or so) is located behind the abdominal cavity, in what is called the retroperitoneal space. Roughly speaking, the small intestine is framed or bordered by the large intestine. The small intestine is part of the digestive tract and located in the stomach.
What is the end of the small intestines called?
duodenum
What small finger-like projections are in the small intestines?
they are called villi
What are the small bumps in the small intestines that absorb food called?
Villi
Are the ends of small intestines called the ilea?
ilea
What is the mesentery that surrounds the small intestines called?
The omentum.
What are the small hair like organs lining the small intestines called?
villi
Is the first part of the small intestines the duodenum?
Yes
What is the first layer to be cut in small intestines?
serosa
What is the Membrane that connects parts of the small intestines?
The membrane that connects parts of the small intestines is called the mesentery. It provides support and helps anchor the intestines to the abdominal wall, allowing for blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics to reach the intestines.
What is the name of the structure called where the small and large intestine meet?
small intestines makes the transition to the large intestines here through what is called the ileocecal valve.
