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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is an endoscopic procedure that allows direct visualization of the upper GI tract, including the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. It is commonly used to diagnose and treat conditions such as ulcers, inflammation, and cancer in the upper digestive system.
Peristalsis Peristaltic contractions
The submucosal and myenteric nerve plexuses are both part of the enteric nervous system, which is a division of the autonomic nervous system located in the GI tract walls. They work together to coordinate and regulate the movement, secretion, and absorption processes in the gastrointestinal tract.
The part of the food tube where the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the respiratory tract cross each other is called the pharynx. This is a crucial junction where the passages for food and air intersect before they continue on to the esophagus and the trachea, respectively.
GI tract include the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. The accessory digestive organs are the teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder and pancreas.
The GI (Gastrointestinal) tract or the Digestive Tract
No, it is not a part of the digestive system.
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is an endoscopic procedure that allows direct visualization of the upper GI tract, including the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. It is commonly used to diagnose and treat conditions such as ulcers, inflammation, and cancer in the upper digestive system.
The GI (Gastrointestinal) tract or the Digestive Tract
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If ulcer has been ruled out, then an upper GI (an xray study of the upper GI tract) and several blood tests would be performed. Ultrasound (visualization of internal organs using sound waves) may be performed
Peristalsis Peristaltic contractions
The stomach has the thickest walls and the strongest muscle in all the GI tract organs. : )
The anus
GI tract, GIT, digestive tract, digestion tract, alimentary canal
The function of the projections of the mucosa of the GI tract is secretions and absorption. Digestion is also aided by these projections.
Visual examination of the upper GI tract ( oesophagus, stomach and duodenum) is called endoscopy. It is carried out with a throat spray and sometimes under mild sedation. To be more exact it is called gastroscopy - for stomach visualization, and gastroduodenoscopy - for stomach and duodenum (the next part of the gastrointestinal system) visualization. Endoscopy is the general term for any technique that uses a camera inside a cavity.