THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Anatomy of the stomach

Small intestine or small bowel (intestino delgado):
-duodenum (duodeno).
-jejunum (yeyuno)
-ileum (íleon), ileocaecal valve (válvula ileocecal).
Summary of digestive activities in the small intestine:

Large intestine, also large bowel (intestino grueso):
-ascending colon (colon ascendente), cecum (ciego), appendix (apéndice).
-transverse colon (colon transverso).
-descending colon (colon descendente).
-sigmoid colon (colon sigmoide).
Rectum (recto).
Anus (ano).
Summary of digestive activities in the large intestine: