pohjukaissuolessa
Pohjukaissuolessa is a Finnish locative form meaning “in the duodenum” and is used in medical Finnish to indicate the location of processes, findings, or pathology within the duodenum.
The duodenum is the first section of the small intestine, extending about 25 to 38 cm in
Functionally, the duodenum receives chyme from the stomach and mixes it with bile and pancreatic juice. This
Histologically, the mucosa contains villi and crypts of Lieberkühn lined by simple columnar epithelium with goblet
Blood supply comes from the gastroduodenal and superior pancreaticoduodenal arteries, with venous drainage to the portal
Clinically, conditions described using pohjukaissuolessa include duodenitis and duodenal ulcers, the latter often associated with Helicobacter