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The Digestive System

Systems of the Body Series

  • 2nd Edition - May 28, 2010
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Margaret E. Smith, Dion G. Morton
  • Language: English

This is an integrated textbook on the digestive system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate… Read more

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This is an integrated textbook on the digestive system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate for the first two years of the medical student course.

Key features

  • One of the seven volumes in the Systems of the Body series.

  • Concise text covers the core anatomy, physiology and biochemistry in an integrated manner as required by system- and problem-based medical courses.

  • The basic science is presented in the clinical context in a way appropriate for the early part of the medical course.

    • Readership

    Medical and other health science students

    Table of contents

    1 Overview of the digestive system 2 The mouth, salivary glands and oesophagus 3 The stomach: basic functions 4 The stomach: control 5 Pancreas: exocrine functions 6 Liver and biliary system 7 The small intestine 8 Digestion and absorption 9 The absorptive and post-absorptive states 10 The colon 11 Gastrointestinal pathology

    Product details

    • Edition: 2
    • Latest edition
    • Published: November 18, 2011
    • Language: English

    About the authors

    MS

    Margaret E. Smith

    Affiliations and expertise
    Professor of Experimental Neurology, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

    DM

    Dion G. Morton

    Affiliations and expertise
    Professor of Surgery, Academic Department of Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

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