Definition of Foregut. Meaning of Foregut. Synonyms of Foregut

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Definition of Foregut

Foregut
Foregut Fore"gut`, n. (Anat.) The anterior part of the alimentary canal, from the mouth to the intestine, o? to the entrance of the bile duct.

Meaning of Foregut from wikipedia

- The foregut in humans is the anterior part of the alimentary canal, from the distal esophagus to the first half of the duodenum, at the entrance of the...
- Foregut fermentation is a form of digestion that occurs in the foregut of some animals such as the hamster rat, langur monkey, and the hippopotamus. It...
- pancreas, liver and gallbladder). The tract may also be divided into foregut, midgut, and hindgut, reflecting the embryological origin of each segment...
- referred to the epigastrium from damage to structures derived from the foregut. The epigastrium is one of the nine regions of the abdomen, along with...
- multichambered, complex stomachs, making them the only primates with foregut fermentation. Foregut fermenters use bacteria to detoxify plant compounds before reaching...
- oropharyngeal membrane to the cloacal membrane and is divided into the foregut, midgut, and hindgut. At the end of the third w****, the neural tube, which...
- food to break it down, but most insects digest their food in the gut. The foregut is lined with cuticule as protection from tough food. It includes the mouth...
- the accessory pancreatic duct. The junction between the embryological foregut and midgut lies just below the major duodenal papilla.: 274  The third...
- condition of ventral budding from the foregut, the swim bladder in ray-finned fishes derives from a dorsal bud above the foregut. In early forms the swim bladder...
- Yersinia pestis bacterium which appears as a dark m**** in the gut. The foregut (proventriculus) of this flea is blocked by a Y. pestis biofilm; when the...