Facts on File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

CONTENTS VOLUME 3 Foreword by Maureen Pelletier, M.D., C.C.N., F.A.C.O.G. vii How to Use The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Healt ...

vi The Eyes ...

FOREWORD A big part of my role as a physician is educating my patients about their health. I take as much time as each person ne ...

choices that are right for you. Whether you start here and move on to more specialized resources or locate all the information y ...

HOW TO USE THE FACTS ON FILE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE Welcome to The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicin ...

the section “The Gastrointestinal System.” The researcher can also consult the index at the back of the volume to locate the ent ...

collect concise presentations of related informa- tion for easy reference. Each type of entry (mid-length and longer) incorporat ...

xii How to Use Volume 1 The Ear, Nose, Mouth, and Throat The Eyes The Integumentary System The Nervous System The Musculoskeleta ...

PREFACE TO VOLUME 3 Volume 3 of the four-volume The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine presents the body systems ...

The Reproductive System The organs, structures, and functions of the repro- ductive system make possible the continuation of hum ...

THE FACTS ON FILE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN FOUR VOLUMES: VOLUME 3 The Eyes xv ...

xvi The Eyes ...

Structures of the Gastrointestinal System MOUTH cystic duct hard palate hepatic duct soft palate PANCREAS cheeks pancreatic duct ...

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pancreatic juices, and drains into the DUODENUM, the first part of the SMALL INTESTINE. INSULINis the best known of the pancreat ...

Extracting nutrients: the small intestine The small intestine is where nutrients move from the gut to the blood. The nearly 18 f ...

Lifestyle and dietary habits can affect this balance. To help maintain this balance and preserve gas- trointestinal health, gast ...

Traditions in Medical History Ancient doctors learned much about the inner structures and workings of the body from wounds that ...

ders, including PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE, IBD, and familial cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. GENETIC SCREENINGand GENETIC COUN ...

A abdominal distention Swelling of the abdomen, sometimes referred to as bloating. Doctors evalu- ate abdominal distention as a ...