Digestive system

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The digestive system is the organ system that breaks down and absorbs nutrients that are essential for growth and maintenance.

The digestive system includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, (intestines), rectum, and anus.

This page contains links to all the parts of the digestive system.

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• Overview at Colorado State University

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Articles on Digestive system	Most recent articles on Digestive system • Most cited articles on Digestive system • Review articles on Digestive system • Articles on Digestive system in N Eng J Med, Lancet, BMJ
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Evidence Based Medicine Regarding Digestive system	Cochrane Collaboration on Digestive system • Bandolier on Digestive system • TRIP on Digestive system
Cost Effectiveness of Digestive system	Cost Effectiveness of Digestive system
Clinical Trials Involving Digestive system	Ongoing Trials on Digestive system at Clinical Trials.gov • Trial results on Digestive system • Clinical Trials on Digestive system at Google
Guidelines / Policies / Government Resources (FDA/CDC) Regarding Digestive system	US National Guidelines Clearinghouse on Digestive system • NICE Guidance on Digestive system • NHS PRODIGY Guidance • FDA on Digestive system • CDC on Digestive system
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Pharmacology Resources on Digestive system	Dosing of Digestive system • Drug interactions with Digestive system • Side effects of Digestive system • Allergic reactions to Digestive system • Overdose information on Digestive system • Carcinogenicity information on Digestive system • Digestive system in pregnancy • Pharmacokinetics of Digestive system •
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Patient Resources on Digestive system	Patient resources on Digestive system • Discussion groups on Digestive system • Patient Handouts on Digestive system • Directions to Hospitals Treating Digestive system • Risk calculators and risk factors for Digestive system
Healthcare Provider Resources on Digestive system	Symptoms of Digestive system • Causes & Risk Factors for Digestive system • Diagnostic studies for Digestive system • Treatment of Digestive system
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programs on Digestive system	CME Programs on Digestive system
International Resources on Digestive system	Digestive system en Espanol • Digestive system en Francais
Business Resources on Digestive system	Digestive system in the Marketplace • Patents on Digestive system
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v • d • e Human organ systems
Cardiovascular system • Digestive system • Endocrine system • Immune system • Integumentary system • Lymphatic system • Muscular system • Nervous system • Reproductive system • Respiratory system • Skeletal system • Urinary system

v • d • e Anatomy of torso, digestive system: Gastrointestinal tract
Upper GI: to stomach	Mouth • Pharynx (nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx) • Esophagus • Crop
Upper GI: stomach	rugae - gastric pits - cardia/gland - fundus/gland - pylorus/gland - pyloric antrum - pyloric canal - greater curvature - lesser curvature - angular incisure
Lower GI: intestines	Small intestine: Duodenum (Suspensory muscle, Major duodenal papilla, Minor duodenal papilla) • Duodenojejunal flexure • Jejunum • Ileum • continuous (intestinal villus, crypts of Lieberkühn, circular folds) Junction: Vermiform appendix • Ileocecal valve Large intestine: Cecum • Colon (ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon) • continuous (taenia coli, haustra, epiploic appendix)
Lower GI: termination	Rectum: Houston valve • rectal ampulla • pectinate line Anal canal: anal valves • anal sinuses • anal columns • Hilton's white line Anus: Sphincter ani internus muscle • Sphincter ani externus muscle
Lower GI: lymph	GALT: Peyer's patches (M cells)

v • d • e Anatomy of torso, digestive system: Digestive glands
Liver	by region: Left lobe (Caudate lobe, Quadrate lobe) • Right lobe • Transverse fissure of liver by function: Fibrous capsule of Glisson • Hepatocyte • Space of Disse • Space of Mall • Kupffer cell • Liver sinusoid • Ito cell • Hepatic lobule bile ducts: Bile canaliculus • Canals of Hering • Interlobular bile ducts • Intrahepatic bile ducts • Left and Right hepatic ducts • Common hepatic duct
Gallbladder	by region: Body • Fundus • Neck ducts: Cystic duct
Pancreas	by region: Tail • Body • Head • Uncinate process by function: Islets of Langerhans • Exocrine pancreas ducts: Pancreatic duct • Accessory pancreatic duct
Common	Common bile duct • Hepatopancreatic ampulla • Sphincter of Oddi

v • d • e Prenatal development/Mammalian development of digestive system
Gut	Stomodeum Foregut (Buccopharyngeal membrane, Rathke's pouch, Tracheoesophageal septum, Pancreatic bud, Hepatic diverticulum) Midgut Hindgut (Urorectal septum ) Proctodeum
Mesentery	Dorsal mesentery - Ventral mesentery
Other	Septum transversum

v • d • e Digestive system - Digestive disease - Gastroenterology (primarily K20-K93, 530-579)
Upper GI tract	Esophagus Esophagitis (Candidal) - Boerhaave syndrome - UES (Zenker's diverticulum) - LES (Barrett's esophagus, Mallory-Weiss syndrome) - Esophageal motility disorder (Nutcracker esophagus, Achalasia, Diffuse esophageal spasm, GERD) - Esophageal stricture Stomach Peptic (gastric) ulcer - Gastritis (Atrophic, Ménétrier's disease) - Gastroenteritis - Dyspepsia - Pyloric stenosis - Achlorhydria - Gastroparesis - Gastroptosis - Portal hypertensive gastropathy - Gastric antral vascular ectasia - Gastric dumping syndrome
Intestinal	Duodenum/ileum Peptic (duodenal) ulcer - Duodenitis - Ileitis Enteritis & colitis/ enterocolitis noninfective: IBD (Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis) - noninfective gastroenteritis infective: Pseudomembranous colitis Vascular Abdominal angina - Mesenteric ischemia - Ischemic colitis - Angiodysplasia Malabsorption Coeliac - Tropical sprue - Blind loop syndrome - Whipple's - Short bowel syndrome - Steatorrhea Motility/ functional Ileus/Bowel obstruction (Intussusception, Volvulus) - Constipation - Diarrhea Functional colonic disease (IBS, Intestinal pseudoobstruction/Ogilvie syndrome) Rectum/anus Proctalgia fugax - Anal fissure/Anal fistula - Anal abscess - Rectal prolapse - Proctitis (Radiation proctitis) Other Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis - Megacolon/Toxic megacolon - Appendicitis
Accessory	Liver/hepatitis Alcoholic liver disease - Liver failure (Hepatic encephalopathy, Acute liver failure) - Cirrhosis - autoimmune (PBC, Autoimmune hepatitis) - Liver abscess - NASH - Fatty liver - Peliosis hepatis - Hepatic veno-occlusive disease - Portal hypertension - Hepatorenal syndrome Gallbladder Gallstones - common bile duct (Choledocholithiasis, Biliary dyskinesia) - Cholecystitis - Cholesterolosis - Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses - Postcholecystectomy syndrome Biliary tree Cholangitis (PSC, Ascending) - Cholestasis/Mirizzi's syndrome - Biliary fistula Pancreatic Pancreatitis (Acute, Chronic, Hereditary) - Pancreatic pseudocyst - Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency - Pancreatic fistula
Hernia	Diaphragmatic: Congenital diaphragmatic - Hiatus Abdominal hernia: Inguinal (Indirect, Direct) - Umbilical - Incisional - Femoral Obturator hernia
Peritoneal	Peritonitis (Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis) - Hemoperitoneum - Pneumoperitoneum
GI bleeding	Upper (Hematemesis, Melena) - Lower (Hematochezia)
See also congenital, neoplasia

v • d • e Digestive system, physiology: gastrointestinal physiology
Enteric nervous system	Meissner's plexus - Auerbach's plexus
Exocrine	Chief cells (Pepsinogen) - Parietal cells (Gastric acid, Intrinsic factor) - Goblet cells (Mucus)
Endocrine/paracrine	G cells (gastrin), D cells (somatostatin) - ECL cells (Histamine) - enterogastrone: I cells (CCK), K cells (GIP), S cells (secretin)
Border	Brunner's glands - Paneth cells - Enterocytes
Fluids	Saliva - Bile - Intestinal juice - Gastric juice - Pancreatic juice
Processes	Swallowing - Vomiting - Peristalsis (Interstitial cell of Cajal) - Migrating motor complex - Borborygmus - Gastrocolic reflex - Segmentation contractions - Defecation

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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .