ileum
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Notably, they observed a connection between accelerated biological aging and the microbiomes of both the colon and ileum, but not the fecal microbiome.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024
In particular, the investigative team analyzed colon, ileum, stool, and blood samples from people living with chronic HIV infection and well-matched controls.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024
No clear demarcation exists between the jejunum and the final segment of the small intestine, the ileum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
After chyme passes through, backward pressure helps close the sphincter, preventing backflow into the ileum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Incomplete closure of the vitelline duct results in the presence of a diverticulum—Meckel’s—generally connected with the ileum, mainly important by reason of the readiness with which it occasions intestinal obstruction.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
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Nutrition and Digestion - High School
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