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Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 16:02, 9 July 2008
, 16:02, 9 July 2008→Development
The small intestine develops from the digestive tube, which exists ventrally in the developing embryo. The digestive tube is endoderm, and therefore the small intestine and it's associated glands develop primarily from endoderm. Splanchnic mesoderm surrounds the digestive tube and gives rise to muscles of the tunica muscularis (for peristalsis), blood vessels in the submucosa and connective tissue of the serosa.
The small intestine develops from the digestive tube, which exists ventrally in the developing embryo. The digestive tube is endoderm, and therefore the small intestine and it's associated glands develop primarily from endoderm. Splanchnic mesoderm surrounds the digestive tube and gives rise to muscles of the tunica muscularis (for peristalsis), blood vessels in the submucosa and connective tissue of the serosa.
The intestines begin as a straight tube, suspended by the dorsal mesentry. It then loops ventrally. The cranial loop elongates and undergoes a 270° rotation so that the caecum ends up on the right.
PICTURE
The small intestine consists of three parts:
The small intestine consists of three parts: