Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal System

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Surgical and Perioperative Management of Patients with Anatomic Anomalies

Abstract

The gastrointestinal system is among the most complex organ systems in the human body. This chapter divides the gastrointestinal system by organ and discusses not only the relevant anatomy but also the respective structure, embryology, blood and lymphatic supply, innervation, and physiology.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
$34.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or eBook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Suggested Reading

  1. Costanzo LS. Physiology. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders/Elsevier; 2010.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Dudek RW. Embryology. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2014.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Hall JE, Guyton AC. Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 2011.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Halliday NL. BRS Gross Anatomy. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2019.

    Google Scholar 

  5. Kuo B, Urma D. Esophagus—anatomy and development. GI Motility Online. 2006. https://doi.org/10.1038/gimo6.

  6. Moore KL, Agur AMR, Dalley AF. Clinically oriented anatomy. 8th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2018.

    Google Scholar 

  7. Moore KL, Persaud TVN. The developing human: clinically oriented embryology. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders; 1993.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. GME General Surgery, Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, CA, USA

    Glenn Geesman

  2. Tampa General Hospital, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Quinto J. Gesiotto

  3. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    Zain Lalani

  4. Ochsner–Louisiana State University Shreveport Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Nizar Tejani

Authors
  1. Glenn Geesman
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Quinto J. Gesiotto
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Zain Lalani
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Nizar Tejani
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA

    Deepak Narayan

  2. Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Shanta E. Kapadia

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans Health, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Gopal Kodumudi

  4. Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

    Nalini Vadivelu

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2021 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Geesman, G., Gesiotto, Q.J., Lalani, Z., Tejani, N. (2021). Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal System. In: Narayan, D., Kapadia, S.E., Kodumudi, G., Vadivelu, N. (eds) Surgical and Perioperative Management of Patients with Anatomic Anomalies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55660-0_8

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55660-0_8

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-030-55658-7

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-030-55660-0

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation