Alimentary Canal
Of channel and digestive system. May also be referred to as GI tract, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube and gastrointestinal tract.
Tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination.
This concept's ID is @1~30154
Gut
- large intestine
Beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the...
- small intestine
The longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed.
Also contains
- breadbasket
An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ...
- throat
The passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above...
- esophagus
The passage between the pharynx and the stomach.
- enteron
The alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate).