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Chapter 1
The digestive system
Definition
General characteristics
Ancillary bodies
The Digestive Process
Basic functional concepts
Digestive organs
The mouth
The pharynx
The esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
The large intestine
The Liver
Gallbladder
Spleen
The pancreas
Salivary glands
The omentum
Digestion and absorption
Carbohydrate digestion and absorption
Protein digestion and absorption
Lipid digestion and absorption
Absorption of vitamins
Absorption of water and salts
Summary of absorption of digestive molecules
Obesity
History
Mechanisms
Treatment
Prevention
REVISION
Activity 1
Chapter 2
The endocrine system
Descriptive approach to the endocrine system
1) Transport of hormones
2) Hormonal mechanism of action
Main endocrine hormones
1) Pituitary gland
2) The Hypothalamus
3) The thyroid gland
3a) Parathyroid glands
5) The pancreas
6) The gonads
7) Other endocrine glands
Conclusion
Interactions-dysfunctions
REVISION
Activity 2
Chapter 3
The nervous system
Physiology of the nervous system
(I) INTRODUCTION
II) ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
(III) COMPONENTS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Action potential and nerve impulses
(I) BASIC ELECTRICAL CONCEPT
II) MEMBRANE POTENTIALS
III) NERVE IMPULSES
IV) SYNAPSES
V) NEURAL INTEGRATION
The central nervous system
(I) INTRODUCTION
(II) THE BRAIN
(III) SPINAL CORD
(IV) NERVOUS SYSTEM INTEGRATION FUNCTIONS
(V) CLINICAL ASPECTS
The peripheral nervous system
(I) INTRODUCTION
(II) CRANIAL NERVES
III) SPINAL NERVES
(IV) CLINICAL ASPECTS
a) Peripheral nerve damage and regeneration
b) Neuritis
(c) Neuralgia
d) Herpes zoster (shingles)
(V) AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
a) Anatomy of the ANS
b) Sympathetic system / parasympathetic system
c) Functions of the ANS
Functions of the sympathetic
Stress
Mechanisms and reactions
Depression
REVISION
Chapter 4
The sense organs
Preliminary remarks from the perspective
The ocular bulb
Optical channels
Sense of hearing and balance
The hearing apparatus
Mechanism of hearing
Auditory pathways
A sense of balance
Sleeves, ampullary ridges and vestibular pathways
Disorders of vestibular function
The chemical senses: taste and olfaction
The gustation
Olfaction
Interaction-dysfunctions
REVISION
Activity 4
Answers
ANNEX
Index of pathologies
Témoignages
Testimonials:
Love the index of different pathologies
Christa C.,
Quebec
Excellent information, especially for someone with a medical backgrounf there were many things we are not taught in medical schools
Minaam J,
Alberta
