Section outline

  • Learning outcomes:

    At the end of this chapter students will be able to know about-

    • Structure of different parts of the alimentary system, 
    • Movements of the different parts of the alimentary tract and their control.
    • Swallowing, gastric contractions, intestinal contraction.
    • Secretion of digestive juices, saliva, gastric juice, pancreatic juice, intestinal juice and bile.
    • Mechanism and control of the various secretions and their functions, digestion of food stuff, absorption of the different digested materials .