Definitions for alimentary canal
al·i·men·ta·ry canal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract, GI tractnoun

   tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination

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1. alimentary canalnoun

   The organs of a human or an animal through which food passes. The digestive tract.

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1. alimentary canal

   The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and other animals, including the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. Food taken in through the mouth is digested to extract nutrients and absorb energy, and the waste expelled at the anus as feces. Gastrointestinal is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines. Most animals have a "through-gut" or complete digestive tract. Exceptions are more primitive ones: sponges have small pores (ostia) throughout their body for digestion and a larger dorsal pore (osculum) for excretion, comb jellies have both a ventral mouth and dorsal anal pores, while cnidarians and acoels have a single pore for both digestion and excretion.The human gastrointestinal tract consists of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, and is divided into the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts. The GI tract includes all structures between the mouth and the anus, forming a continuous passageway that includes the main organs of digestion, namely, the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. The complete human digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver and gallbladder). The tract may also be divided into foregut, midgut, and hindgut, reflecting the embryological origin of each segment. The whole human GI tract is about nine metres (30 feet) long at autopsy. It is considerably shorter in the living body because the intestines, which are tubes of smooth muscle tissue, maintain constant muscle tone in a halfway-tense state but can relax in spots to allow for local distention and peristalsis.The gastrointestinal tract contains the gut microbiota, with some 1,000 different strains of bacteria having diverse roles in maintenance of immune health and metabolism, and many other microorganisms. Cells of the GI tract release hormones to help regulate the digestive process. These digestive hormones, including gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin, and ghrelin, are mediated through either intracrine or autocrine mechanisms, indicating that the cells releasing these hormones are conserved structures throughout evolution.

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1. alimentary canal

   The alimentary canal is the entire passage through which food passes through the body from mouth to anus. It includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. This system is responsible for processing and digesting food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating waste.

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1. Alimentary canal

   a passage 5 or 6 times the length of the body, lined throughout with mucous membrane, extends from the mouth to the anus, and includes mouth, fauces, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, and small and large intestines.

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1. Alimentary canal

   the digestive tract as a whole; begins at the mouth and extends through the body to the anus.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of alimentary canal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of alimentary canal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of alimentary canal in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Adamson:

   Baby: an alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end and no responsibility at the other.

2. Ronald Reagan:

   Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alimentary canal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Alimentary_Canal
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alimentary_Canal
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5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#AlimentaryCanal
6. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=alimentary canal