ILOs:

• Describe the layout and regional specialisations of alimentary system
• Discuss the motility processes at each level of the alimentary system
• Describe the secretory processes control systems which regulate motility and secretion each level of the alimentary system
• Discuss the digestion of foodstuffs and absorption of nutrients at each level of the alimentary system
• Describe the structure and functions of enteric nervous system
• Normal movements of GI system
• Explain the control of GI functions
• Discuss some common disorders of gut motility and their causes

<aside> 🤴 Principles of GI Motility

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• What does the Gastrointestinal look Like? Where does it start / end?
• Which areas are under voluntary control?
• What does the enteric nervous system in the SI look like (histologically)?
• What is the Enteric Nervous System made up of?
• What does the Enteric Nervous System do?
• How can we measure the motility function (examine neuromuscular function of GI tract)?

<aside> 🉐 Oesophageal Motility

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• Describe the Oesophageal Neural Anatomy
• What is the Muscular structure of the Oesophagus?