Innervation of the Gastrointestinal Tract
| By: | Simon Brookes |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9780415283779 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781134454822 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2002 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The long tube that makes up the gastrointestinal tract is composed of a variety of tissue types and is the largest internal organ of the body. Its main function is to digest food and absorb the released nutrients. Furthermore, it is subdivided into functionally distinct regions that each mediate one of a variety of actions upon the food consumed, i