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- The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), also called the digestive tract, alimentary canal or gut, is the system of organs within multicellular ...15 KB (2,212 words) - 04:45, 18 April 2024
- #REDIRECTGastrointestinal tract ...35 bytes (3 words) - 18:31, 31 December 2022
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- #REDIRECTGastrointestinal tract ...35 bytes (3 words) - 18:31, 31 December 2022
- {{Main page article box| type=Popular| title=Poliomyelitis| image_name=Polio sequelle.jpg| image_desc=A child with a deformity of her right leg ...839 bytes (123 words) - 16:53, 27 December 2023
- The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), also called the digestive tract, alimentary canal or gut, is the system of organs within multicellular ...15 KB (2,212 words) - 04:45, 18 April 2024
- {{Main page article box| type=Featured| title=Enteric nervous system| image_name=Gray1071.png| image_desc=The myenteric plexus from a rabbit| ...923 bytes (143 words) - 15:35, 5 July 2023
- Colitis (or colonitis) is inflammation of the colon (or more generally the large intestine). Various types of colitis have been identified, such ...11 KB (1,475 words) - 22:31, 7 January 2024
- The enteric nervous system (ENS) is that part of the peripheral nervous system of vertebrates that plays a fundamental role in control of the ...10 KB (1,480 words) - 16:48, 27 March 2022
- In biology, tapeworms or cestodes comprise a class (Cestoda) of ribbon–like endoparasitic flatworms that live in the digestive tract of vertebrates ...15 KB (2,136 words) - 00:46, 21 April 2023
- Raspberry or red raspberry is the common term for the plant Rubus idaeus in the rose family (Rosaceae). The term is also applied to the edible ...12 KB (1,835 words) - 05:25, 17 July 2022
- The colon is the longest portion of the large intestine of vertebrates; in mammals, this section of the gastrointestinal tract extends from the ...11 KB (1,598 words) - 22:38, 7 January 2024
- An ulcer (from Latin ulcus) is a lesion or eroded area on the surface of the skin or mucous membranes characterized by tissue disintegration ...10 KB (1,465 words) - 16:30, 11 November 2022
- The veriform appendix or appendix is a narrow, elongated, blind-ended extension of the large intestine of certain mammals. This worm-like tube ...13 KB (1,917 words) - 18:01, 3 May 2023
- The hypothalamus, also known as the "master gland," is a supervising center in the brain that links the body's two control systems ...21 KB (2,814 words) - 13:22, 4 February 2023
- Monogenea Trematoda Cestoda Turbellaria The flatworms are a phylum, Platyhelminthes, of relatively simple, soft-bodied, bilaterially symmetrical ...12 KB (1,667 words) - 20:17, 31 July 2022
- Oleander is the common and species name for a poisonous evergreen shrub or small tree, Nerium oleander, in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, characterized ...13 KB (1,908 words) - 10:31, 11 March 2023
- Clove is the common name for a small, tropical evergreen tree, Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Eugenia aromaticum or Eugenia caryophyllata) and for ...16 KB (2,422 words) - 07:33, 14 January 2023
- Category:Public [[Image:lymphatic_system.gif|framed|200px|The human lymphatic system]] The lymphatic system acts as a secondary circulatory system ...10 KB (1,483 words) - 03:14, 5 November 2022
- Lymphoma is any of a diverse group of cancers that originate in lymphocytes of the lymphatic system, a secondary (but open) circulatory system ...16 KB (2,166 words) - 03:16, 5 November 2022
- Acetylcholine, often abbreviated as ACh, is a small, organic molecule that is a derivative of choline and acetic acid and serves as an important ...16 KB (2,189 words) - 07:34, 14 June 2023
- Potassium (chemical symbol K, atomic number 19) is a member of a group of chemical elements known as alkali metals. It is a soft metal and is ...18 KB (2,538 words) - 05:52, 30 November 2022
- Leech is the common name for any of the annelids (segmented worms) comprising the subclass (or class) Hirudinea. They typically are characterized ...20 KB (3,061 words) - 06:24, 6 March 2023