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The gut is a colloquial name for the lower half of the human digestive system. Due to the complex and coordinated system of peristalitic muscle movements, the gut has up to three time the number of nerve endings as the brain <ref>Braem, Thomas. The Digestive System (Organs of the Human Anatomy) (Systems of Human Anatomy)</ref>. Diseases of the gut are a major source of morbidity in the world<ref>http://www.who.int/topics/intestinal_diseases_parasitic/en/</ref>. | The gut is a colloquial name for the lower half of the human digestive system. Due to the complex and coordinated system of peristalitic muscle movements, the gut has up to three time the number of nerve endings as the brain <ref>Braem, Thomas. The Digestive System (Organs of the Human Anatomy) (Systems of Human Anatomy)</ref>. Diseases of the gut are a major source of morbidity in the world<ref>http://www.who.int/topics/intestinal_diseases_parasitic/en/</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 22:58, April 7, 2007
The gut is a colloquial name for the lower half of the human digestive system. Due to the complex and coordinated system of peristalitic muscle movements, the gut has up to three time the number of nerve endings as the brain [1]. Diseases of the gut are a major source of morbidity in the world[2].
References
- ↑ Braem, Thomas. The Digestive System (Organs of the Human Anatomy) (Systems of Human Anatomy)
- ↑ http://www.who.int/topics/intestinal_diseases_parasitic/en/