Gut
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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 [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/