The intestine is the portion of the alimentary canal extending from the stomach to the anus and, in humans and mammals, consists of two segments, the small intestine and the large intestine. In humans, the small intestine is further subivided into the duodenum, jejunum and ileum while the large intestine is subdivided into the cecum, colon and rectum. The intestine is the part of the body responsible for extracting nutrition from food. While the stomach's role mainly consists in "breaking" food molecules into nutrients, the intestine allows these nutrient ...

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• Stomach - Anatomy of the human stomach
• Stomach - Histology of the human stomach
• Stomach - Control of secretion and motility
• Stomach - Diseases

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Definition and meaning of alimentary canal:

alimentary canal - the canal, including the stomach and intestines, leading from the mouth to the anus

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Mudras and Bandhas are certain postures of the body by which Kundalini is successfully awakened. In Gheranda Samhita, the description of 25 Mudras and Bandhas, is given. The following 12 are the most important:-,, 1. Mula Bandha, 2. Jalandhara Bandha, 3. Uddiyana Bandha, 4. Maha Mudra, 5. Maha Bandha, 6. Maha Vedha, 7. Yoga Mudra, 8. Viparitakarani Mudra, 9. Khechari Mudra, 10. Vajroli Mudra, 11. Shakti Chalana Mudra, 12. Yoni Mudra.

From "Kundalini Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda

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Dhauti, Basti, Neti, Nauli, Tratak and Kapalabhati. These are known as Shat-Karma or the six purificatory exercises in Hatha Yoga.

From "Kundalini Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda

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One should become perfectly desireless and should be full of Vairagya before attempting to awaken Kundalini. It can be awakened only when a man rises above Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada and other impurities. Kundalini can be awakened through rising above desires of the senses. The Yogi, who has got a pure heart and a mind free from passions and desires will be benefited by awakening Kundalini. If a man with a lot of impurities in the mind awakens the Sakti by sheer force through Asanas, Pranayamas and Mudras, he will break his legs and stumble down.

From "Kundalini Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda

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The gastrointestinal or digestive tract, also referred to as the GI tract or the alimentary canal or the gut, is the system of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste. The GI tract differs substantially from animal to animal. For instance, some animals have multi-chambered stomachs. Gastrointestinal tract - Basic anatomy. Gastrointestinal tract - The gut. < ...

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Palaeacanthocephala Eoacanthocephala The Acanthocephala (gr. Acanthus - thorn Kephale - head) is a phylum of parasitic worms, characterised by the presence of an evertable proboscis, armed with spines, which it uses to pierce and hold the gut wall of its host. Acanthocephalans typically have complex life cycles, involving a number of hosts, including invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, birds, and mammals. About 850 species have been described. Acanthocephala - Morpho ...

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• Acanthocephala - Sex
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• Acanthocephala - General Patterns
• Acanthocephala - An example - Polymorphus spp.

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Peristalsis is the process of involuntary wave-like successive muscular contractions by which food is moved through the digestive tract. The large, hollow organs of the digestive system contains muscles that enable their walls to move. The movement of organ walls can propel food and liquid and also can mix the contents within each organ. Typical movement of the esophagus, stomach, and intestine is called peristalsis. The action of peristalsis looks like an ocean wave moving through the muscle. The muscle of the organ produces a narrow ...

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There are 10 families: Adelgidae - adelgids, conifer aphids Anoeciidae Aphididae Drepanosiphidae Greenideidae Hormaphididae Lachnidae Mindaridae Pemphigidae Phloeomyzidae Phylloxeridae Thelaxidae Aphids, also known as greenfly/blackfly or plant lice, are minute plant-feeding insects in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the homopterous division of the order Hemiptera. About 4,000 species ...

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See text Aconitum is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae). There are over 250 species of Aconitum, which are known as aconite, monkshood, or wolfsbane. These herbaceous perennials are chiefly natives of the mountainous parts of the northern hemisphere, growing in damp soils on mountain meadows. Their darkgreen leaves lack stipules. They ...

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44°25′N 26°06′E Bucharest (Romanian: Bucureşti /bu.ku'reʃtʲ/) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is located in the southeast of the country, at 44°25′N 26°06′E, and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River. The city was first mentioned in 1459 and became the capital of Romania in 1862. Since then, it has gone through a variety of changes and has become the centre of the Romanian mass media, cul ...

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There are several morphological characteristics that distinguish acanthocephalans from other phyla of parasitic worms. Acanthocephala - Digestion. Acanthocephalans lack a mouth or alimentary canal. This is a feature they share with the cestoda (tapeworms), although the two groups are not related. Adult stages live in the intestines of their host and uptake nutrients which have been digested by the host, directly, through their body s ...

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Acanthocephala, Acanthocephala - Morphological Characteristics, Acanthocephala - Digestion, Acanthocephala - Proboscis, Acanthocephala - Phylogenetic Relationships, Acanthocephala - Size, Acanthocephala - Skin, Acanthocephala - Nervous System, Acanthocephala - Sex, Acanthocephala - Other Features, Acanthocephala - Life Cycles, Acanthocephala - General Patterns, Acanthocephala - An example - Polymorphus spp.

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The most typical organ of aphids is their piercing-sucking mouthparts called stylets. They have soft bodies, long, thin legs, two-jointed, two-clawed tarsi, and usually a pair of abdominal tubes through which a waxy secretion is exuded. These tubes were formerly supposed to secrete the sweet substance known as "honeydew" so much sought after by ants; but this is now known to come from the alimentary canal. Both winged and wingless forms of both sexes occur; the wings when present are two pairs, lacy, transparent and only have one prominent l ...

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Aphid, Aphid - Anatomy, Aphid - Diet, Aphid - Reproduction, Aphid - Evolution

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Definition and meaning of stomadaeum:

stomadaeum - the pharynx in anthozoans; foregut of higher animals; the anterior or oral portion of the alimentary canal of an embryo

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Definition and meaning of enteron:

enteron - the alimentary canal or the gut of an embryo. Some structures of the enteron may not be completely developed or differentiated in early embryonic growth

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Definition and meaning of digestion:

digestion - the breakdown, by hydrolysis, of complex ingested nutrient compounds (carbohydrates, fats, proteins) into their building blocks, i.e., the conversion of food, in the alimentary canal, into soluble and diffusible products, capable of being absorbed into the circulating fluid and the cells

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Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the intestines and is the most common disease of the intestines. It can arise as the result of food poisoning. Ileus is a blockage of the intestines. Appendicitis is inflammation of the vermiform appendix located at the cecum. This is a potentially fatal disease if left untreated; most cases of appendicitis will require surgical intervention. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are examples of autoimmune diseases affecting the intestines. Crohn's can affect the ...

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Digenea - Key features. Characteristic features of the digenea include a tegument. They possess a vermiform, unsegmented body-plan. There are typically 2 suckers, an anterior oral sucker surrounding the mouth, and a ventral sucker sometimes termed the acetabulum, on the ventral surface. Monostome is a term used to describe worms with one sucker (oral). Flukes with an oral sucker and an acetabulum at the posterior end of the body are called Amphistomes. Distomes are flukes with an oral sucker and a ventral sucker, but the ventral sucker if somewh ...

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Digenea, Digenea - Morphology, Digenea - Key features, Digenea - Reproductive system, Digenea - Digestive system, Digenea - Nervous system, Digenea - Life cycles, Digenea - Human digenean infections, Digenea - Schistosomiasomes, Digenea - non-Schistosomiasomes, Digenea - Important publications

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The obliquus internus (internal oblique) muscle is triangularly shaped and is smaller and thinner than the external oblique muscle that overlies it. It originates from Poupart's ligament/inguinal ligament and the inner anterior crest of the ilium. The lower two-thirds of it insert, in common with fibers of the external oblique and the underlying transversus abdominus, into the linea alba. The upper third inserts into the lower six ribs. The transversus abdominus muscle is flat and triangular, with its fibers running horizontally. It lies bet ...

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Human abdomen, Human abdomen - Muscles of the abdominal wall, Human abdomen - Abdominal organs, Human abdomen - Surface landmarks of the abdomen, Human abdomen - Related topics

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