MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Medicine Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Gastrointestinal
medicine and the abdomen
Dr C R Hunter (Anatomy)
Objectives On successful completion of this unit students should have a
thorough understanding of how embryological development gives rise to the
structure of the gastrointestinal tract and its associated organs; the
relationships between the anatomy and the biochemical and physiological
function of the tract; examples of the dysfunction of the gastrointestinal
tract and the various pharmacological and other approaches to treatment.
Synopsis Embryology and anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract and
associated structures; basic functions of the gastrointestinal tract comprising
secretory functions, motility, digestion and absorption; liver function,
hepatic clearance and liver disease; lipoprotein metabolism and cholesterol;
pharmacological management of vomiting, peptic ulceration and diarrhoea.
Assessment Examinations (short-answer and multiple-choice): 71% + Viva
voce: 29%
Prescribed texts
- Berne R M and Levy M N Physiology 3rd edn, Mosby, 1993
Recommended texts
- Johnson L R Gastrointestinal physiology 4th edn, Mosby, 1991
- Young J A and others Gastrointestinal physiology University of
Sydney, 1991
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