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Foregut

Foregut

Infobox Embryology
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Caption = Diagram showing the expansion of

amnion and delimitation of the umbilicus.


Caption2 = Termination of the foregut.
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The foregut is the anterior part of the alimentary canal, from the mouth to the duodenum at the entrance of the bile duct. At this point it is continuous with the midgut. Pain in the foregut is typically referred to the epigastric region, just below the intersection of the ribs.

Structures of the foregut are:
* Esophagus
* Stomach
* Duodenum (1st and 2nd parts)
* Liver
* Gallbladder
* Superior portion of pancreas

Arterial supply to all these structures is from the celiac trunk (though not exclusively), and venous drainage is by the portal venous system. Lymph from these organs is drained to the prevertebral celiac nodes at the origin of the celiac artery from the aorta.

ee also

* Midgut
* Hindgut

External links

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* [http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/embryology/gi/fg.htm Foregut embryology at mcgill.ca]

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  • Foregut — Fore gut , n. (Anat.) The anterior part of the alimentary canal, from the mouth to the intestine, or to the entrance of the bile duct. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • foregut — [fôr′gut΄] n. the front part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos: the duodenum, stomach, esophagus, pharynx, etc. develop from it …   English World dictionary

  • foregut — See: stomodaeum [Martin, 2005]. Anterior cuticle lined region of digestive tract comprising esophagus, cardiac stomach, and anterior half of pyloric stomach. (Syn. stomodeum, stomodaeum) See: hindgut, midgut [Stachowitsch, 1992]. See: stomodeum… …   Crustacea glossary

  • foregut — noun Date: circa 1889 the anterior part of the alimentary canal of a vertebrate embryo that develops into the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and extreme anterior part of the intestine …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • foregut — anterior part of the larval gut from which the stomach and oesophagus develop …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • foregut — n. [A.S. for, fore; gut, channel] The anterior portion of the alimentary tract, from the mouth to the midgut; see stomodeum …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • foregut — /fawr gut , fohr /, n. 1. Zool. a. the first portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, extending from the pharynx and esophagus to the end of the stomach or gizzard and, in some animals, the anterior duodenum, functioning in the ingestion,… …   Universalium

  • foregut — noun The anterior part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, from the mouth to the duodenum …   Wiktionary

  • foregut — The cephalic portion of the primitive digestive tube in the embryo. From its endoderm arises the epithelial lining of the pharynx, trachea, lungs, esophagus, and …   Medical dictionary

  • foregut — n. upper digestive tract (Anatomy) …   English contemporary dictionary