The digestive system :

Smith, Margaret E.

The digestive system : basic science and clinical conditions / Margaret E. Smith, Dion G. Morton. - 2nd ed. - Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, c2010. - 217 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. - Systems of the body . - Systems of the body. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of the digestive system -- The mouth, salivary glands, and oesophagus -- The stomach : basic functions -- The stomach : control -- Pancreas : exocrine functions -- Liver and biliary system -- The small intestine -- Digestion and absorption -- The absorptive and postabsorptive states -- The colon -- Gastrointestinal pathology.

9780702033674 (pbk.)


Digestive organs.

612.3 / SMI 2010