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STOMACH [3 records]

Record 1 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Beyond this valve is the stomach or ventriculus, which is quite large and is bent into a U-shaped loop. Its walls are muscular and contain glands that secrete digestive enzymes. It is in this portion of the bee's digestive system that food materials are absorbed into the blood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Continuant notre examen du tube digestif, et quittant le jabot et la bouche de l'estomac, nous arrivons à l'intestin moyen qui, lui, est le véritable estomac de l'abeille, celui dans lequel les aliments qu'elle a absorbés subissent une transformation telle qu'ils sont rendus directement assimilables. [...] l'intestin moyen sécrète les ferments digestifs indispensables à la transformation du pollen [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Mammals
CONT

The cetacean stomach consists of three main compartments, a fore-stomach ..., a main stomach ..., and a ... pyloric stomach ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Mammifères
CONT

[L'estomac] se compose d'un grand avant-estomac [...], d'un estomac principal [...] et [...] d'un troisième compartiment stomacal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
  • Mamíferos
DEF

Parte diferenciada del tubo digestivo de los animales, donde se segregan determinados jugos y enzimas que contribuyen a la digestión de los alimentos.

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Record 3 2003-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Stomach
DEF

A sack-like organ in the upper front part of the abdomen, between the oesophagus and the small intestine.

CONT

The movements of the stomach and the gastric juices it produces prepare food for further digestion and absorption in the intestine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Estomac

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fisiología del estómago
DEF

Órgano en forma de saco situado en la parte superior del abdomen, entre el esófago y el intestino delgado.

CONT

Los movimientos del estómago y los jugos gástricos que éste segrega preparan la comida para su posterior digestión y absorción en el intestino.

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