PRE-REQUISITE:  PHA1202, PHA1203, PHA2102

COURSE JUSTIFICATION:

The course facilitates students to learn the functioning of the alimentary tract and its associated organs that will help them understand metabolism and digestive system related pathologies.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This will be a theory and practical course to introduce students to principles of alimentary tract function and the related organs

COURSE AIMS

During the course, the students will be facilitated to;

a.   Describe the components of GIT and their roles in the normal functioning of the body.

b.   Describe the functional Anatomy of the GIT and discuss the roles played by the

GIT in the normal functioning of the body.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, the student should be able to do the following;

i.      Outline the functional Anatomy of the alimentary tract and its functionally related organs

ii.      Describe  and  explain  the  secretory  function  of  the  alimentary  tract  and  its functionally related organs