This is an integrated textbook on the digestive system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate for the first two years of the medical student course.<li>One of the seven volumes in the Systems of the Body series.</li> <li>Concise text covers the core anatomy, physiology and biochemistry in an integrated manner as required by system- and problem-based medical courses.</li> <li>The basic science is presented in the clinical context in a way appropriate for the early part of the medical course.</li>