MIDGUT

Midgut

The midgut is the portion of the embryo from which most of the intestines develop. After it bends around the superior mesenteric artery, it is called the "midgut loop". It comprises the portion of the alimentary canal from the end of the foregut at the opening of the bile duct to the hindgut, about two-thirds of the way through the transverse colon.

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midgut

Noun

  1. The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut


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