THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS OF MAN

By KAREN RODRIGUEZ

INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1 THE BEGINNING OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT 9 CHAPTER 2 THE PASSAGE OF FOOD TO THE STOMACH 28 CHAPTER 3 ANATOMY OF THE LOWER DIGESTIVE TRACT 51 CHAPTER 4 DIGESTIVE GLANDS AND HORMONES 76 CHAPTER 5 FEATURES OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT 107 CHAPTER 6 DISEASES OF THE UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT 132 CHAPTER 7 DISEASES OF THE INTESTINES 168 CHAPTER 8 DISEASES OF THE LIVER AND PANCREAS 199 CONCLUSION 234