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 [...]
In this article we will discuss about the anatomical structure of human digestive system with the help of suitable diagrams. The human digestive canal is a long muscular tube consisting of the following parts from above downwards- the mouth (guarded by lips and teeth), tongue, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anal canal. The ducts of the [...]
In this article we will discus about the anatomical structure of human stomach with the help of suitable diagrams. The shape of the normal stomach is generally like the letter J. Sometimes the long axis may be slanting from left to right (steer horn type) or it may be even horizontal. The junction of the oesophageal mucosa with that of [...]