Small intestine: The small intestine is the part of the digestive system in humans and in mammals, located between the stomach and the large intestine (colon). It comprises a fixed segment, the duodenum, followed by two mobile intraperitoneal segments, the jejunum then the ileum.
Morphology: The small intestine presents three successive segments:
- The duodenum, intraperitoneal, following the pylorus;
- The jejunum;
- The ileum, its terminal portion ending in the ileocecal valve, which puts it ...
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