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A patient has espophageal cancer and must have a feeding tubeinserted. The nurse tells the patient that the tube will beinserted surgically into the duodenum. The wife asks why it willnot be inserted into the stomach. What should the nurse say?

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Answer Human digestive system comprises of a number of important organs arranged one after the other Their arrangement is as follows Oral cavitypharynxesophagus food pipestomachsmall intestinelarge intestineanus These different organs perform a number of functions and also the movement of the food within the different parts of the alimentary canal is strictly monitored with the help of valves and    See Answer
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