small intestine
Intestinum tenue
In 16 atlases
- Adult male (BodyParts3D)
- Real CT case s0462: female, 77
- Real CT case s0616: male, 58
- Real CT case s0751: male, 62
- Real CT case s0923: female, 41
- Real CT case s0963: female, 58
and 10 more
- Real CT case s1249: female, 93
- Real CT case s1397: male, 73
- Real CT case s1580: male, 9
- Real CT case s1784: male, 33
- Real CT case s1789: female, 21
- Real CT case s2043: male, 15
- Real CT case s2075: female, 5
- Adult female organs (HuBMAP HRA)
- Adult male organs (HuBMAP HRA)
- Male torso and inner organs (Voxel-Man, Visible Human)
Key points
- The small intestine extends from the stomach to the caecum and occupies much of the central and lower abdomen.
- Its successive regions are the duodenum, jejunum and ileum.
- The intestinal wall has muscular layers that mix and propel contents, and an inner lining adapted for absorption.
- Blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nerves reach the jejunum and ileum through their supporting mesentery.
Read the guide: Small intestine: anatomy, location and function
Definition
part of the digestive tract, following the stomach and followed by the large intestine fake
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Relations
- Innervation
- vagus nerve (X)
- Arterial supply
- superior mesenteric artery
- Venous drainage
- hepatic portal vein
- Lymphatic drainage
- intestinal lymph trunk
Sub-structures
Neighbouring structures
Practice questions
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Identifiers
- TA2
- 2933
- TA98
- A05.6.01.001
- FMA
- 7200
- UBERON
- 0002108
- Wikidata
- Q11090