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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Overview of the digestive system -- Introduction to the digestive system -- Chapter 2: Oral cavity -- Prenatal development of the oral cavity -- Formation of the face -- Development of the palate -- Postnatal development and adult oral cavity -- Developmental abnormalities of the oral cavity -- The tongue -- The teeth -- Salivary glands -- Pharynx -- Clinical challenges -- Chapter 3: Oesophagus -- Prenatal development of the oesophagus -- Postnatal development and adult oesophagus -- Oropharyngeal function and ageing -- Developmental abnormalities of the oesophagus -- Changes associated with different stages of the lifespan -- Deglutition -- Ageing and deglutition -- Clinical challenges -- Chapter 4: The stomach and gastric function -- Prenatal development of the stomach -- Postnatal development and adult stomach -- Functional histology of the stomach -- Regulation of gastric activity -- Gastric digestion in infants -- Ageing and gastric digestion -- Developmental abnormalities of the stomach -- Changes associated with different stages of lifespan -- Clinical challenges -- Chapter 5: The small intestine -- Prenatal development of the small intestine -- Postnatal development and the adult small intestine -- Functional histology of the small intestine -- Digestive defence -- Secretion in the small intestine -- Digestion and absorption of nutrients in neonates -- Digestion and absorption of nutrients in the small intestine in adults -- Developmental abnormalities of the small intestine -- Changes associated with different stages of the lifespan -- Clinical challenges -- Clinical challenges -- Chapter 6: The accessory organs: Pancreas, liver and gallbladder -- The Pancreas -- The liver -- The gallbladder -- Clinical challenges