♦ The small intestine is the part of the gastrointestinal tract where much of the digestion and absorption of food takes place. ___ ♦Brunner’s glands: Compound, tubular, submucosal glands found in that portion of the duodenum that is above the hepatopancreatic sphincter (sphincter of Oddi).
♦Peyer’s patches: Patches of lymphoid tissue or lymphoid nodules on the walls of the ileum in the small intestine.
♦intestinal wall: The wall of the small intestine is composed of four layers, from the outside to the inside: serosa, muscularis, submucosa, and mucosa. ____ Hope it helps!!✌✌
