Journey through the GI tract

Summary: This seminar covers the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the 33 foot gastrointestinal tract from top to bottom. Beginning with the mouth and oropharynx, this lecture discusses the teeth, the tongue, the mouth, the gums, the esophagus, the stomach, and the small and large bowel. Specific clinical entities include the relationship between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease, tonsillitis and adenoiditis and growth disturbances, esophageal varices, and the many causes of cirrhosis of the liver, GERD and Barrett's esophagus, NSAID gastropathy, peptic ulcer disease and H. pylori, Celiac disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, colon cancer and rectal foreign objects.