The United Kingdom (UK) comprises four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.Within the United Kingdom, a unitary sovereign state, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have gained a degree of autonomy through the process of devolution.imilarly, the British overseas territories, remnants of the British Empire, are not part of the UK. Historically, from 1801, following the Acts of Union, until 1921 the whole island of Ireland was a country within the UK. Ireland was split into two separate jurisdictions in 1921: Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Intestine: The long, tubelike organ in the abdomen that completes the process of digestion. It consists of the small and large intestines. Last Editorial Review: 6/9/2016.
There are two types of intestines: the small intestine, also called the small bowel, and the large intestine. The small intestine is a long, winding tube connected to the stomach. It handles most of the digestion process.