what is the length of human alimentary canal?
around 9-10m
| Bibliographic Entry | Result (w/surrounding text) | Standardized Result |
|---|---|---|
| Van De Graaf, Kent. Human Anatomy. McGraw-Hill. 2000. | "The GI tract extends from the mouth to the anus, is a continuous tube about 30 ft long." | 9 m |
| "Alimentary Canal." Encyclopedia of Family Health. Volume 1. Marshall Cavendish, 1998. | "The body's food-processing plant is the alimentary canal, a muscular tube about 33 ft (10 m) long that starts at the mouth and ends at the anus." | 10 m |
| National Geographic Society. Exploring the Human Body. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1998. | "Basically an extended and convoluted tube, the 30-ft-long digestive tract packs itself efficiently into the abdominal cavity." | 9 m |
| Gray, Henry F.R.S. Gray's Anatomy. Pennsylvania: Running Press, 1974. | "The alimentary canal is a musculo-membrane tube, about 30 ft in length, extending from the mouth to the anus." | 9 m |
| Dubois, Andre. "Alimentary Canal." World Book Online America's Edition, 2001. | "Alimentary canal is a long tube through which food is taken into the body and digested.In human beings, this passage is about 30 ft (9 m) long." | 9 m |