Gastroenterology

"The branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders."

"The esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine."

"The pancreas, gallbladder, and liver."

"To move material through the GI tract, break down material, absorb nutrients, and remove waste from the body."

"Peristalsis is the movement that propels material through the GI tract."

"Gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, peptic ulcer disease, gallbladder and biliary tract disease, hepatitis, pancreatitis, colitis, colon polyps and cancer, and nutritional problems."

"Gastroenterologists are sometimes referred to as GI doctors."

"IBD stands for inflammatory bowel disease."

"Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis."

"The pancreas is an accessory organ of digestion involved in the production of digestive enzymes."

"The gallbladder is an accessory organ that stores and releases bile for digestion."

"The digestive system absorbs nutrients for use throughout the body."

"Waste is removed from the body via defecation."

"Gastroenterologists manage colon polyps and cancer."

"The liver is an accessory organ of digestion involved in the production of bile."

"Gastroenterology comes from the Greek words gastḗr (belly), -énteron (intestine), and -logía (study of)."

"The esophagus is part of the gastrointestinal tract responsible for transporting food from the mouth to the stomach."

"Gastroenterologists manage peptic ulcer disease, which affects the stomach and duodenum."

"The gallbladder stores and releases bile, which aids in the digestion of fats."

"The gastrointestinal tract's function is to move material through the GI tract, break down that material, absorb nutrients, and remove waste from the body."