The digestive system / Michael Windelspecht.

Author/creator Windelspecht, Michael, 1963-
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.
Descriptionxx, 191 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesHuman body systems
Human body systems (Westport, Conn.) ^A606233
Contents Digestion at the cellular and molecular level -- The upper gastrointestinal tract: oral cavity, esophagus, and stomach -- The lower gastrointestinal tract: small intestine and colon -- The accessory organs -- History of the digestive system: ancients to the renaissance -- History of the digestive system: seventeenth to nineteenth centuries -- History of the digestive system: twentieth century to the present -- Diseases and ailments of the oral cavity and esophagus -- Diseases and ailments of the stomach -- diseases and ailments of the small and large intestine -- Diseases and ailments of the accessory glands -- Cancer of the digestive system.
Local noteLittle-341432--305131048538+
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [181]-182) and index.
LCCN 2004040446
ISBN0313326800 (alk. paper)
ISBN0313331197 (set.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks RC801 .W557 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold