Digestive Physiology

Digestive Physiology — Complete Guide

How it begins

Complete and detailed guide to the mechanisms of motility, secretion, digestion, absorption and neurohumoral regulation of the human gastrointestinal system.

What it covers

1. General Introduction.
2. · Organization of the Gastrointestinal Tract
3. Functional Anatomy.
4. · Layers of the Digestive Tube
5. · Enteric Nervous System (ENS)
6. Gastrointestinal Motility.
7. · Electrical Properties of GI Smooth Muscle
8. · Types of Contractions
9. · Segment-Specific Motility
10. · Gastric Emptying
11. · Migratory Motor Complex (MMC)
12. Salivary Secretion.
13. · Composition of Saliva
14. · Regulation of Salivary Secretion
15. · Functions of Saliva
16. Gastric Secretion.
17. · Cell Types of the Gastric Glands
18. · HCl Secretion Mechanism
19. · Pepsinogen and Pepsin
20. · Intrinsic Factor (IF)
21. · Gastric Mucous Barrier
22. · Phases of Gastric Secretion
23. Pancreatic Secretion.
24. · Pancreatic Enzymes
25. · Secretion of HCO₃⁻ by Ductal Cells
26. · Regulation of Pancreatic Secretion
27. Bile and Biliary Function.
28. · Composition of Bile
29. · Biliary Salts: Synthesis and Circulation
30. · Role of Bile Salts in Lipid Digestion
31. · Gallbladder
32. Digestion in the Small Intestine.
33. · Carbohydrate Digestion
34. · Protein Digestion
35. · Lipid Digestion
36. Intestinal Absorption.
37. · Absorption of Monosaccharides
38. · Absorption of Amino Acids and Peptides
39. · Water and Electrolyte Absorption
40. · Vitamin Absorption
41. · Mineral Absorption
42. Large Intestine: Colon and Rectum.
43. · Functions of the Colon
44. · Colonic Motility
45. · Defecation
46. Neurohumoral Regulation.
47. · Gastrointestinal Hormones
48. · Enteric Nervous System: Functional Integration
49. Intestinal Microbiota.
50. · Distribution by Segment
51. · Functions of the Microbiota
52. Liver Functions.
53. · Main Liver Functions
54. Splanchnic Circulation.
55. · Vascular Organization
56. · Regulation of Splanchnic Blood Flow
57. Integration and Final Summary.
58. · The Integrated Response to a Meal
59. · GI Hormones Summary Table