Anatomy of the abdominal viscera: Esophagus and stomach

Anatomy of the abdominal viscera: Esophagus and stomach stomach anatomy The stomach has four main anatomical divisions; the cardia, fundus, body and pylorus: The parts of the stomach Greater and Lesser Curvatures stomach Key Points · The stomach is divided into four sections: the cardiac region, the fundus, the body, and the pylorus or atrium · The stomach is

stomach Figure 1 The stomach has four major regions: the cardia, fundus, body, and pylorus The addition of an inner oblique smooth muscle layer gives the muscularis

anatomy muscle The stomach consists of several important anatomical parts The four main sections of the stomach are the cardia, fundus, body, and pyloric part As the name Gastric Secretions The mucosal lining of the stomach is simple columnar epithelium with numerous tubular gastric glands The gastric glands open to the surface