DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; PART 4; INTESTINE & DIGESTION by Professor Fink

In Part 4 of Professor Fink’s 5-Part Series on the Digestive System, he introduces the 3 regions of the Small Intestine (Duodenum, Jejunum & Ileum), and then presents a detailed description of the Histology of the 4 layers of the wall of the Small Intestine (Serosa, Muscularis, Submucosa & Mucosa). Professor Fink then describes the Digestion of Food in the Duodenum, including the role of Bile, Pancreatic Juice, and Enzymes secreted by the Intestinal Glands. Reference is made to: Villi, Microvilli, Muscularis Mucosae, Lamina Propria, Simple Columnar Epithelium with microvilli & Goblet Cells, Bile Ducts, Hepato-Pancreatic Sphincter (of Oddi), Pancreatic Amylase, Trypsin, Pancreatic Lipase, Pancreatic Nucleases, Maltase, Sucrase, Lactase, and Peptidases.

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