This essential guide to the gastrointestinal system will enable nurses and allied health professionals to apply principles of anatomy and physiology to clinical practice. Taking a practical and evidence-based approach, each chapter explores associated anatomy, function, abnormalities and diseases.

Paul Ong is a Senior Lecturer on the adult nursing undergraduate programme at Oxford Brookes University. Paul started his nursing career in Neurosurgery at the Radcliffe Infirmary. He then spent six years in Gastrointestinal Surgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

Rachel Skittrall is Principal Lecturer and Programme Lead for the adult nursing undergraduate programme at Oxford Brookes University. Since practicing as a podiatrist and lecturer at the London Foot Hospital, Rachel has been teaching anatomy and physiology to pre-registration nursing students at Oxford Brookes University.

Introduction. Oral Cavity. Oesophagus. Small Intestine. Pancreas. Liver and Gallbladder. Large Intestine.