title: A geometric description of human intestine.
abstract: Mathematical models of natural phenomena play a central role in the physical sciences. Moreover, modeling of the organs draws from some beautiful areas of mathematics, such as nonlinear dynamics, multiscale transforms and stability analysis. In this study, a geometric recognition of the separate intestine sections (duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum and colon) of the human is presented. The human intestine was considered a tubular shape along a special curve and two male Turkish men were used for the modeling study. The length (cm) and diameter (mm) of the intestines were measured with a digital compass and formulated. These models were compared with their original photographs. It has been concluded that the geometric modeling and experimental work were consistent. These kinds of organ modeling techniques will also profit to medical lecturers to show 3-D figures to their students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, 16059 Gorukle/Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ihsaniye
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Coşkun
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Kadri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: Bahri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yildiz
mesh_terms: D002432:Cecum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D003106:Colon / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical