Organ system: The digestive system
The small intestine is a very long tract which is folded into the abdominal cavity. Its primary role is digestion and it has a massive surface area to achieve this efficiently. Food enters from the stomach, passes through the small intestine and passes into the cecum of the large intestine.
Gross anatomy
- Duodenum
- Jejunum
- Ileum
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