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The first part of the bowel distal to the stomach is the duodenum. It is the shortest and widest part of the small intestine and plays a critical role in the absorption of nutrients.
The term for referring to a part of a structure that is far from the beginning is "distal". This is typically used in anatomy to describe the location of a body part, with distal meaning further away from the center of the body or point of attachment.
Osteolysis means destruction of the bone. The distal clavicle is the part of the collarbone farthest from the breastbone.
In medical terms it would be furthest away from the centre/main part. i.e. the distal part of the finger would be the end of the finger.
Lateral epicondyle of the humerus.
There are 3 parts to the small intestine: the duodenum, jejunum and ilium(in that order after the stomach). The duodenum is the first part of the small intestines. It is relatively short (12 inches) and starts at the pyloric sphincter of the stomach, and connects it to the jejunum.