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midgut
central part of the embryonic digestive system
structures* arising from the midgut:
1) distal duodenum
2) jejunum
4) ileum
5) proximal colon (ascending & transverse) to the splenic flexure
* anatomic structures in the adult
Related
foregut
hindgut
General
embryonic structure
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.