Chapter Twenty-FiveChapter Twenty-Five

The Digestive SystemThe Digestive System

I. General Anatomy and Digestive Processes

A. Subdivisions of the Digestive System

B. Relationship of the Digestive Tract to the

Peritoneum

C. Digestive Functions and Processes

D. Stages of Digestion

II. The Mouth Through Esophagus

A. The Mouth

B. Mastication

C. Saliva and the Salivary Glands

D. The Pharynx

E. The Esophagus

F. Swallowing

III. The Stomach

A. Gross Anatomy

B. Innervation and Circulation

C. The Stomach Wall

D. Gastric Secretions,

E. Gastric Motility

F. Vomiting

G. Digestion and Absorption

H. Protection of the Stomach

I. Regulation of Gastric Function

III. The Stomach

IV. The Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas

A. The Liver

B. The Gallbladder and Bile

C. The Pancreas

D. Regulation of Secretion

V. The Small Intestine

A. Gross Anatomy

B. Microscopic Anatomy

C. Intestinal Secretion

D. Intestinal Motility

VI. The Large Intestine

A. Gross Anatomy

B. Microscopic Anatomy

C. Bacterial Flora and Intestinal Gas

D. Absorption and Motility

E. Defecation

VII. Chemical Digestion and Absorption

A. Carbohydrates

B. Proteins

C. Lipids

D. Nucleic Acids

E. Vitamins

F. Minerals

G. Water

VIII. Connective Issues (p. 926)

A. Interactions between the digestive system and other organ systems (p. 926)

The End.