Table of Contents Dedication List of Contributors Foreword Preface Chapter 1: Anatomy and physiology of the digestive system Conor Hamilton 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Overview of the Digestive system 1.3 Basic Cell Structure of the GI tract 1.3.1 Mucosa 1.3.2 Epithelium 1.
3.3 Submucosa 1.3.4 Muscularis Externa 1.3.5 Serosa and Adventitia 1.4 Mouth and pharynx. 1.
4.1 The lips. 1.4.2 The cheeks. 1.4.3 The palate.
1.4.4 The teeth. 1.4.5 Salivary Glands. 1.4.
6 The tongue. 1.4.7 Pharynx 1.5 The Oesophagus 1.5.1 Blood supply of the oesophagus 1.5.
2 Innervation of the oesophagus 1.5.3 Lymph drainage of the oesophagus 1.6 The stomach 1.6.1 Innervation of the stomach. 1.6.
2 Blood supply to the stomach. 1.7 The Pancreas 1.7.1 Physiology of the Pancreas 1.7.2 Pancreatic blood supply 1.7.
3 Pancreatic innervation 1.7.4 Pancreatic lymphatic drainage. 1.8 The Liver 1.8.1 Vascular Supply 1.8.
2 Metabolism of Nutrients 1.8.3 Bile Production and Digestion 1.8.4 Immune Function 1.9 The Gallbladder 1.9.1 Gall bladder blood supply.
1.9.2 Gall bladder innervation. 1.9.3 Gallbladder lymph drainage. 1.10 The Small intestine 1.
10.1 Duodenum 1.10.2 Jejunum 1.10.3 Ileum 1.10.4 Blood supply and lymphatic drainage.
1.10.5 Small intestine innervation 1.11 The Large intestine 1.11.1 Large intestinal blood supply 1.11.2 Innervation of the large intestine.
1.12 Reflective questions Bibliography Chapter 2: The Oesophagus Paula Brayford 2.1 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD/GORD) 2.1.1 Aetiology and Pathogenesis 2.1.2 Presentation (Signs & Symptoms) 2.1.
3 Diagnosis and investigations 2.1.4 Management 2.1.5 Outcomes 2.1.6 Nursing care 2.2 Hiatus Hernia 2.
2.1 Aetiology and Pathogenesis 2.2.2 Presentation 2.2.3 Diagnosis and investigations 2.2.4 Management 2.
2.5 Outcomes 2.2.6 Nursing 2.3 Oesophagitis and Oesophageal ulcers 2.3.1 Aetiology and pathogenesis 2.3.
2 Presentation 2.3.3 Diagnosis and Investigation 2.3.4 Management 2.3.5 Outcomes 2.3.
6 Nursing care 2.4 Barrett''s oesophagus 2.4.1 Aetiology and Pathogenesis 2.4.2 Presentation (Signs.