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| Outline of stomach, showing its anatomical landmarks. In Human anatomy, the stomach is a J-shaped hollow muscular organ of the Gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of Digestion, following | |
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| Diagram from cancer.gov: * 1. Body of stomach * 2. A plane passing through the incisura angularis on the Lesser curvature and the upper limit of the opposed dilatation on the Greater curvature divides the stomach into an upper Fundus * 3. Anterior wall * 4. Greater curvature * 5. The greater curvature of the stomach is directed mainly forward and is four or five times as long as the Lesser curvature. Lesser curvature * 6. The lesser curvature of the stomach, extending between the Cardiac and Pyloric orifices forms the right or posterior border of the stomach Cardia * 9. The cardia (also known as Z-line or esophagogastric junction or gastroesophageal junction) is the anatomical term for the junction orifice of Pyloric sphincter * 10. The pylorus (from Greek πυλωρος = "gate guard" is the region of the Stomach that connects to the Duodenum. Pyloric antrum * 11. Pyloric antrum ( antrum, lesser cul-de-sac) is the initial portion of the pyloric part of the Stomach. Pyloric canal * 12. The pyloric canal, also known as the canalis pyloricus, is the opening between the Stomach and the Small intestine See also Angular notch * 13. Nearer the Pyloric end of the Stomach than its Cardiac end is a well-marked notch the angular incisure (or notch) which varies somewhat in Gastric canal * 14. Nearer the Pyloric end of the Stomach than its Cardiac end is a well-marked notch the angular incisure (or notch) which varies somewhat in Rugal folds Work of the United States Government |
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| Latin | fundus gastricus |
| Gray's | subject #247 1163 |
| MeSH | Gastric+Fundus |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | f_17/12380862 |
The fundus of the stomach is the left portion of the stomach's body, and is marked off from the remainder of the body by a plane passing horizontally through the cardiac orifice. Rugae is a term used in Anatomy that refers to a series of ridges produced by folding of the wall of an organ. A work of the United States government, as defined by United States copyright law, is "a work prepared by an officer or employee of the U Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Gray's Anatomy the Respiratory apparatus ( Apparatus Respiratorius Respiratory system Respiratory apparatus Medical Subject Headings ( MeSH) is a huge Controlled vocabulary (or metadata system for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group In Human anatomy, the stomach is a J-shaped hollow muscular organ of the Gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of Digestion, following The cardia (also known as Z-line or esophagogastric junction or gastroesophageal junction) is the anatomical term for the junction orifice of
As the rounded part of the upper stomach, it allows for an accumulation of gases produced by chemical digestion.
It will also store undigested food for up to 1 hour.
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