Components (3)
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
(DJ Ileum)
Parts of duodenum (4)
Function of duodenum
Receives chyme from stomach
Secretes a number of peptide hormones into the blood
Jejunum wall
Thick
Heavy
Jejunum circular folds (plicae circularis)
Large, tall, closely packed
Tallest villi
Jejunum arteries description
Long vasa rectae
Larger and fewer arterial arcades
Ileum wall
Thin
Light
Peyer’s patches
Ileum circular folds (plicae circularis)
Low, sparse
Ileum arteries description
Short vase rectae
Smaller and many arterial arcades