Alimentary System Overview - Anatomy & Physiology

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Control of Feeding

Feeding Methods

Functions of the GIT

Control of the GIT

Control of Motility

Control of GIT Secretions

Phases of Gastric Secretion

Neuroendocrine Regulation of Feeding

The Vomit Reflex

Mastication

Oral Cavity

Oral Cavity

Lips

Cheeks

Hard Palate

Soft Palate

Teeth & Gingiva

Salivary Glands

Tongue

Oropharynx

Stomach

The Monogastric Stomach

The Stomachs of the Ruminant

Oesophageal Groove

Volatile Fatty Acids

Eructation

Rumination

Small Intestine

Duodenum

Jejunum

Ileum

Large Intestine

Caecum

Colon

Rectum

Anus

Hindgut Fermenters

The Liver

The Gall Bladder

References for Alimentary Anatomy and Physiology

BOOKS

• Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy by Dyce, Sack and Wensing. 3rd Edition

• Physiology of Domestic Animals by Sjaastad, Hove and Sand 2003. Scandinavian Veterinary Press, Oslo. (735pp)

• Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals by Konig and Liebich. 3rd Edition

• The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents by John E. Harkness and Joseph E. Wagner. 4th Edition

• A Textbook of Histology by Bloom and Fawcett 1994

• Introduction to Animal Physiology by Ian Kay 1998

• Veterinary Embryology by McGeady, Quinn, FitzPatrick and Ryan

• McGavin DM & Zachary, JF: Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease, 4th ed, pp. 301-393. Elsevier, St. Louis, Missouri, 2007.

• Reece, WO: Functional Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals, 3rd ed., pp. 312-368. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, London, England, 2005.

• Young B, Heath, JW: Wheater's Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas, 4th ed, pp. 249-274. Churchill Livingstone, London, England, 2000.

IMAGES

• Royal Veterinary College Histology Department

• Dr. Thomas Caceci and Dr. Ihab El-Zhogby Department of Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

• Nottingham Veterinary School