what connects intestines to the rest of the body? Do they just float around in there?
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At one point, the developing human organism is a ball of cells with a few layers. OK with that?
The intestines form from folds in one of those layers, kind of like making folds in a sheet. The very ends of the folds, where the cloth of a sheet actually bends, become tubes. These tubes become intestines.
The rest of the cloth that folded is still there, flat against itself, and provides a support scaffold called mesentery.
Right. What’s all this then?
So… on top of what everyone else said. You can have doctors take it out, operate on it, and put it back in – bunching it up as they see fit. Then when you heal your stomach feels different forever. Why do they do this? To remove intestinal cancer… it’s basically super horrible to have to have your guts on a table beside ya. Appreciate your health!
Intestines are connected to the rest of the body by the peritoneum, which is like a bag that covers all abdominal organs in order to prevent chafing. They are also connected to the mesentery, a kind of connective tissue, which anchors the intestinal loops to the back of the abdominal cavity, and through which arteries and veins pass to feed the intestines.
Here’s a diagram: https://images.app.goo.gl/9rYxUUHAV9THknkz8
And another:
https://images.app.goo.gl/tyncRUd3tRW5QfEY8
Your digestive system is a big tube. One end is your mouth, the other end is your anus. In between there is your esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine. It’s all connected in one line.
Edit, since I think I misunderstood your question: In order to keep your intestines from twisting around each other, there’s some connective tissue called mesentery that has blood vessels and what not in them and keeps them all from floating around. It connects them to the inside of your abdomen and some of the other internal organs.
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