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Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 09:23, 11 July 2008
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**Paracrine hormones
**Paracrine hormones
**Neural transmitters
**Neural transmitters
*Control is mainly local, with superimposed co-ordination through the ANS.
*Unlike the [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]], control is mainly local, with superimposed co-ordination through the extrinsic ANS.
*All signals affect the small intestine via sensory neurones.
*All signals affect the small intestine via sensory neurones.
**Neurones interact with the two plexuses in the intestinal wall.
**Neurones interact with the two plexuses in the intestinal wall.