ABSTRACT

I. Anatomy and Histology of the Porcine Digestive System ....................................................32 A. The Mouth and Salivary Glands.................................................................................32 B. The Pharynx and Esophagus ......................................................................................34 C. The Stomach ...............................................................................................................34 D. The Liver .....................................................................................................................34 E. The Pancreas ...............................................................................................................34 F. The Small Intestine .....................................................................................................36 G. The Large Intestine .....................................................................................................38

II. Secretions of the Porcine Digestive System...........................................................................38 A. Salivary Secretion .......................................................................................................38 B. Gastric Secretion .........................................................................................................39 C. Bile Secretion..............................................................................................................40 D. Pancreatic Exocrine Secretion ....................................................................................42 E. Small Intestine Wall Secretion....................................................................................45

III. Digestion, Fermentation, and Absorption of Carbohydrate ...................................................46 A. Oral Digestion of Starch.............................................................................................46 B. Carbohydrate Digestion and Fermentation in the Stomach .......................................46 C. Gastric Emptying ........................................................................................................47 D. Carbohydrate Digestion in the Small Intestine ..........................................................47