Definitions for intestines
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1. intestines

   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. Intestines

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1. Intestines

   The section of the alimentary canal from the STOMACH to the ANAL CANAL. It includes the LARGE INTESTINE and SMALL INTESTINE.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of intestines in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of intestines in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of intestines in a Sentence

1. Uziel Castro:

   There was no confrontation, this was a killing spree, it was barbaric. Some were beheaded, others had their hearts or intestines ripped out.

2. Danielle Milian:

   The tech said, ‘I can’t see the sex…because I am seeing…intestines, i was told there’s almost a 53 percent chance of mortality.

3. Salvi Jr.:

   He had a bullet go through some or all of his spinal cord, at least one bullet, jacob Blakes family has holes in Jacob Blakes family stomach. Jacob Blakes family had to have nearly Jacob Blakes family entire colon and small intestines removed.

4. Claudia Gruss:

   When you’re hungry, your brain sends a signal to your intestines that can stimulate the same activity.

5. Uziel Castro:

   It was barbaric. Some were beheaded, others had their hearts or intestines ripped out.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intestines
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intestines