MODULE – I

COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY OF DIGESTION

MODULE 1: Comparative physiology of digestion:

1. Introduction

2. Principle of digestion

3. Digestive juices – composition, phases of secretion, regulations and functions

4. Absorption of digestive nutrients

5. Egestion of undigested food

6. Role of gut micro flora in digestion

7. Movements of GI tract – control and functions and reflexes.

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