Digestive Physiology

Digestive Physiology — Complete Guide

How it begins

Guía completa y detallada de los mecanismos de motilidad, secreción, digestión, absorción y regulación neurohumoral del aparato gastrointestinal humano.

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