Duodenum and proximal jejunum
Intestinum tenue
Digests and absorbs: the duodenum, jejunum and ileum in one continuous tube.
- System
- digestive
- Region
- Abdomen
- Sides
- Single, on the midline
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- Slung from the dorsal abdominal wall by the mesentery, filling the middle and caudal abdomen.
- Action
- Digests and absorbs: the duodenum, jejunum and ileum in one continuous tube.
- Nerve
- Vagus nerve and the cranial mesenteric plexus.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the cat; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Duodenum and proximal jejunum
- Latin (NAV)
- Intestinum tenue
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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