Learning Objectives

By the end of this lecture student should be able to

• Enumerate different parts of digestive system

• Describe the general structural plan of alimentary canal

• Describe the histomorphological features of esophagus

• Differentiate between 3 parts of esophagus microscopically

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lecture student should be able to

• Describe different regions of stomach, grossly and histologically

• Explain various layers of the wall of stomach

• Describe different glands and the various kind of cells present in them

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lecture students should be able to

• Describe the mucosal modifications of small intestine for carrying out its functions effectively (adaptive measures)

• Describe the light microscopic structure of duodenum, jejunum and

ileum

• Tabulate the histological differences between duodenum, jejunum

and ileum

By the end of this lecture students should be able to

• Describe the histological structure of large intestine

• Justify the increase in number of goblet cells in comparison with the

decrease in the absorptive cells down the tract

• Differentiate between the histological features of appendix and rest

of the colon

By the end of this lecture students should

• Describe the histological features of lip, with emphasis on transition

in structure from cutaneous to vermillion to mucosal zone.

• Explain the histological features of dorsal and ventral surfaces of

tongue, with particular focus on tongue papillae, their shape,

location, keratinization, number and presence or absence of taste

buds.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lecture students should be able to

• Classify salivary glands on the basis of their morphology and structure

• Describe the histomorphological features of salivary glands with

regards to the secretory and ductal system

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session the students should be able to

• Enumerate functions of liver

• Describe the histological structure of liver

• Describe the functions of the various cells present in liver

• Correlate the common clinical conditions of liver and gall bladder with

their normal histological features

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lecture students should be able to

• Describe the light microscopic structure of pancreas

• Differentiate between the exocrine and endocrine portions of the

gland

• Elaborate the secretory part and the conducting part of the gland

• Enumerate various enzymes produced by the gland and the process

of their activation

• Correlate the structure of the gland with the clinical conditions like

pancreatitis and carcinoma