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Jejunum

Jejunum

(Science: anatomy) The portion of the small intestine that extends from the duodenum to the ileum.

Synonym: intestinum jejunum.


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The Fiber Disease

... the limbs, chest, and abdomen (58, 59). Dogs and horses may also present with intestinal obstruction due to pythium granuloma in the duodenum or jejunum (51, 56). The organism may be isolated from fresh clinical material seeded onto mycologic medium, such as Sabouraud's glucose agar (56). Demonstration ...

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digestion in the 3 parts of the small intestine....

The 3 sections appear in this order: duodenum, jejunum and ileum. Duodenum: Stomach empties its contents into here. Bile duct excretes bile (to increase surface area of fat) here. Pancreas secrete pancreatic juice via the pancreatic duct here. Pancreatic ...

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Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:15 am
 
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