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... jejunum . An acute angle , called the duodenojejunal flexure , is formed by the suspension of this part of the small intestine by the ligament of Treitz . The jejunum forms the upper two - fifths of the rest of the small intestine ; it ...
... jejunum . An acute angle , called the duodenojejunal flexure , is formed by the suspension of this part of the small intestine by the ligament of Treitz . The jejunum forms the upper two - fifths of the rest of the small intestine ; it ...
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... jejunum. though chiefly in the jejunum . The upper small intestine absorbs approximately 95 percent of a 50 - gram sample within 10 minutes . Water moves freely across the intesti- nal mucosa both ways , but tends to move in the ...
... jejunum. though chiefly in the jejunum . The upper small intestine absorbs approximately 95 percent of a 50 - gram sample within 10 minutes . Water moves freely across the intesti- nal mucosa both ways , but tends to move in the ...
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... jejunum , ileum , colon , pancreas body , antrum , duodenum , jejunum , ileum , colon , pancreas body , antrum , duodenum , jejunum , ileum , colon body , antrum , duodenum , jejunum , ileum , colon body , antrum , duodenum , jejunum ...
... jejunum , ileum , colon , pancreas body , antrum , duodenum , jejunum , ileum , colon , pancreas body , antrum , duodenum , jejunum , ileum , colon body , antrum , duodenum , jejunum , ileum , colon body , antrum , duodenum , jejunum ...
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