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Intestine

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The intestine is the portion of the alimentary canal extending from the stomach to the anus and, in humans and other mammals, consisting of two segments, the small intestine and the large intestine.

The intestine is the part of the body responsible for extracting nutrition from the food

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Digestive system
Mouth - Pharynx - Esophagus - Stomach - Pancreas - Gallbladder - Liver - Duodenum - Jejunum - Ileum - Colon - Cecum - Rectum - Anus 





 Endocrine system



Adrenal gland -
Corpus luteum -
Hypothalamus -
Ovaries -
Pancreas -
Parathyroid gland -
Pineal gland -
Pituitary gland -
Testes -
Thyroid gland