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Structure of Small Intestine (With Diagram) | Human | Biology

In this article we will discuss about the structure of small intestine with the help of suitable diagrams. From outside inwards, the arrangement of the lay­ers is same, i.e., the serous coat, the muscular coat, composed of outer longitudinal and inner circular, the submucous coat the layer of muscularis muco­sae consisting of outer longitudinal and inner cir­cular layers and lastly [...]

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Large Intestine of Human Body | Digestive System | Biology

In this article we will discuss about the movements and functions of large intestine of human body. Movements of Large Intestine: The colon receives mixed residues of food which have escaped digestion and absorption in the stomach and small intestine, i.e., undigested or indigestible food residues, whatever remains of digestive juices including large amount of H2O and the fluid that [...]

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Movements of Alimentary Canal | Digestive System | Human | Biology

The presence of muscular tissue in the alimentary canal indicates that some sort of movements must be present in the gastro-intestinal tract. As a matter of fact, the alimentary canal does move, its different parts showing different kinds of movements. Reason for Movement: If one recollects the chief functions of the digestive tract, such as digestion, secretion, absorption, defecation etc., [...]

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