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Digestive system
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The esophagus, stomach, large and small intestine, aided by the liver, gallbladder and pancreas convert the nutritive components of food into energy and break down the non-nutritive components into waste to be excreted.
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Related Pictures & Images
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 Abdominal exploration - series
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 Abdominal organs
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 Abdominal quadrants
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 Abdominal ultrasound
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 Abdominal ultrasound
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 Achalasia - series
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 Aggressive hepatitis
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 Amebic brain abscess
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 Anatomical landmarks, front view
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 Annular pancreas
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 Anorectal fistulas
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 Aortic aneurysm
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 Appendectomy - series
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 Appendicitis
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 Barium enema
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 Bile pathway
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 Bile produced in the liver
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 Biliary obstruction - series
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 Blood supply of the large intestine
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 Campylobacter jejuni organism
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 Celiac sprue - foods to avoid
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 Cholecystitis, cholangiogram
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 Cholecystitis, CT scan
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 Cholecystolithiasis
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 Choledocholithiasis
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 Cholelithiasis
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 Clostridium difficile organism
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 Clubbing
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 Colon cancer - series
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 Colon diverticula - series
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 Colon polyps
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 Colonoscopy
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 Colostomy - series
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 Crohn's disease - affected areas
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 Crohn's disease, x-ray
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 Cryptosporidium, organism
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 CT scan
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 Cystic fibrosis
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 Dermatitis, herpetiformis on the arm and legs
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 Dermatitis, herpetiformis on the knee
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 Diarrhea
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 Digestive system organs
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 Endocrine glands
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 Erythema multiforme, circular lesions - hands
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 Esophagus and stomach anatomy
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 Fat tissue biopsy
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 Fibroid tumors
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 Fly
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 Gallbladder
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 Gallbladder
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 Gallbladder
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 Gallbladder anatomy
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 Gallbladder removal - series
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 Gallstones, cholangiogram
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 Gastrectomy - series
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 Gastroesophageal reflux - series
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 Gastroesophageal reflux disease
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 Gianotti-Crosti syndrome on the leg
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 Giardiasis
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 Heartburn prevention
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 Hepatitis A
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 Hepatitis B
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 Hepatitis B virus
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 Hepatitis C
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 Hepatocellular cancer, CT scan
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 Hepatomegaly
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 Hiatal hernia
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 Hiatal hernia - x-ray
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 Ileus - x-ray of bowel distension
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 Ileus - x-ray of distended bowel and stomach
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 Inflammatory bowel disease
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 Inflammatory bowel disease - series
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 Inflatable artificial sphincter
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 Institutional hygiene
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 Intussusception - x-ray
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 Kidney - blood and urine flow
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 Kidney anatomy
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 Kidney cyst with gallstones, CT scan
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 Kidney function
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 Large bowel resection - series
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 Large intestine
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 Liver biopsy
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 Liver blood supply
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 Liver cirrhosis, CT scan
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 Liver metastases, CT scan
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 Lymph node metastases, CT scan
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 Lymphoma, malignant - CT scan
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 Mallory-Weiss tear
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 Meckel's diverticulectomy - series
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 MRI scans
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 Neuroblastoma in the liver - CT scan
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 Normal external abdomen
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 Pancreas
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 Pancreatic cancer, CT scan
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 Pancreatic pseudocyst, CT scan
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 Pancreatic, cystic adenoma - CT scan
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 Pancreatitis - series
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 Pancreatitis, acute - CT scan
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 Pancreatitis, chronic - CT scan
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 Pelvic adhesions
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 Peristalsis
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 Peritoneal and ovarian cancer, CT scan
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 Peritoneal sample
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 Pyogenic abscess
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 Rectal cancer, x-ray
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 Rectum
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 Salmonella typhi organism
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 Sigmoid colon cancer, x-ray
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 Small bowel obstruction - x-ray
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 Small bowel resection - series
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 Spleen metastasis - CT scan
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 Stages of cancer
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 Stomach
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 Stomach and small intestine
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 Stomach and stomach lining
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 Stomach cancer, x-ray
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 Structure of the colon
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 The large intestine
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 Throat anatomy
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 Toxic megacolon
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 Ulcerative colitis
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 Ultrasound in pregnancy
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 Upper gastrointestinal system
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 Volvulus - x-ray
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 X-ray
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 Yersinia enterocolitica organism
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Review Date : 9/17/2008
Reviewed By : Linda Vorvick, MD, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M Vyas, PhD, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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