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 7 facts

    Beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the...

  • small intestine 5 facts

    The longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed.

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  • breadbasket 9 facts

    An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ...

  • throat 7 facts

    The passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above...

  • esophagus 2 facts

    The passage between the pharynx and the stomach.

  • enteron 0 facts

    The alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate).