In lecture, we covered the physiology of Gastric Secretion and Peptic Ulcer Disease. Here is the upper gastrointestinal mucosa, which is covered by a layer of mucus (orange). The surface mucous cells (green) releases bicarbonate into the mucus which neutralizes… Read more ›

Embryology of Foregut and review of GI Gross Anatomy. During the embryology lecture, we went over the development of the foregut derivatives, which include: upper respiratory system, lower respiratory system, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and the proximal part of… Read more ›

First day of 2nd year!  The GI block started off with an overview of the GI tract histology and then a lecture on neuromuscular control of gut motility. This doodle represents the different layers of the GI tract that we… Read more ›