Human intestines anatomy

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The large intestine joins with the small intestine at the ileocecal sphincter. The colon begins with the cecum which has an appendix branching from it. Then it moves into the ascending colon, then the transverse colon, then the descending colon, and then the sigmoid colon empties into the rectum. The rectum also consists of the anal canal.

Your digestive system is uniquely designed to turn the food you eat into nutrients, which the body uses for energy, growth and cell repair. The digestive system is a group of organs working together to convert food into energy and basic nutrients to feed the entire body.

Stability in the composition of the hundred trillion bacterial cells in the human gastrointestinal tract is crucial to health, but scientists have been perplexed how our microbiota withstands an onslaught of toxins, dietary changes, and immune response to infections or antibiotics with little change.

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License Image The gastrointestinal system has two components, the gastrointestinal tract and the accessory digestive organs. The gastrointestinal tract is a long muscular tube which extends from the mouth to the anus. It includes the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus. The accessory digestive organs are: the salivary …

This article – the fifth in a six-part series describes the physiology and functions of the large intestine, the last portion of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as common conditions of both the small and large intestine.