intestinal glands
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Intestinal gland — Micrograph of the small intestine mucosa showing the crypts of Lieberkühn bottom 1/3 of image. H E stain. Latin glandulae inte … Wikipedia
intestinal juice — n a fluid that is secreted in small quantity in the small intestine, is highly variable in constitution, and contains esp. various enzymes (as erepsin, lipase, lactase, enterokinase, and amylase) and mucus called also succus entericus * * * see … Medical dictionary
Intestinal juice — (succus entericus) refers to the clear to pale yellow watery secretions from the glands lining the small intestine walls. Secretion is stimulated by the mechanical pressure of partly digested food in the intestine. Its function is to complete the … Wikipedia
Intestinal lymph trunk — Infobox Lymph Name = PAGENAME Latin = trunci intestinales GraySubject = 176 GrayPage = 691 Caption = Modes of origin of thoracic duct. (Poirier and Charpy.) a. Thoracic duct. a’. Cisterna chyli. b, c’ Efferent trunks from lateral aortic glands. d … Wikipedia
Intestinal arteries — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriae intestinales GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 607 Caption = Loop of small intestine showing distribution of intestinal arteries. Caption2 = The superior mesenteric artery and its branches. BranchFrom =… … Wikipedia
intestinal juice — clear to pale yellow, watery secretion composed of hormones, digestive enzymes, mucus, and neutralizing substances released from the glands and mucous membrane lining of the small (small intestine) and large intestines (large intestine).… … Universalium
Glands and hormones of the human endocrine system — ▪ Table Glands and hormones of the human endocrine system gland or tissue principal hormone function testis testosterone stimulates development of male sex organs and secondary sex characteristics, including facial hair growth and increased… … Universalium
intestinal juice — noun secretions by glands lining the walls of the intestines • Hypernyms: ↑secretion … Useful english dictionary
Cardiac glands — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 247 GrayPage = 1166 Caption = Section of mucous membrane of human stomach, near the cardiac orifice. X 45. c. Cardiac glands. d. Their ducts. cr. Gland similar to the intestinal glands, with… … Wikipedia
Brunner's glands — Section of duodenum. (Duodenal glands in submucosa labeled at right, fourth from the top.) Latin glandulae duodenales Gray s … Wikipedia
