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What are the section of the stomach from the superior to the inferior end?
There are four main regions in the stomach: the cardia, fundus, body, and pylorus. The cardia (or cardiac region) is the point where the esophagus connects to the stomach and through which food passes into the stomach. Located inferior to the diaphragm, above and to the left of the cardia, is the dome-shaped fundus.
What is the superior part of the stomach?
fundus
The fundus is the superior dilation of the stomach, which is located superiorly relative to the horizontal plane of the cardiac orifice.
What is the inferior end of the stomach called?
The antrum is the lower part of the stomach. The antrum holds the broken-down food until it is ready to be released into the small intestine. It is sometimes called the pyloric antrum. The pylorus is the part of the stomach that connects to the small intestine.
What is inferior to the stomach?
The pancreas is a 6-inch long heterocrine gland located inferior to the stomach and surrounded by the duodenum on its medial end. This organ extends laterally from the duodenum toward the left side of the abdominal cavity, where it tapers to a point.
Is the stomach inferior to the large intestine?
The intestines are located inferior to the stomach in the abdominal body cavity. They are connected to the posterior wall of the abdomen by the mesentery, a thin vascular membrane.
Which list proceeds from the superior to the inferior and of the stomach?
cardia, body, pylorus, fundus.
Is the small intestine inferior to the stomach?
The small intestine (small bowel) lies between the stomach and the large intestine (large bowel) and includes the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. The small intestine is so called because its lumen diameter is smaller than that of the large intestine, although it is longer in length than the large intestine.
What are the subdivisions of the stomach?
The human stomach is subdivided into four regions: the fundus, an expanded area curving up above the cardiac opening (the opening from the stomach into the esophagus); the body, or intermediate region, the central and largest portion; the antrum, the lowermost, somewhat funnel-shaped portion of the stomach; and the …
Is the knee inferior or superior to the ankle?
The knee is PROXIMAL to the ankle.
Is the thorax inferior to the abdomen?
The thorax is the region between the abdomen inferiorly and the root of the neck superiorly.
What is superior to the small intestine?
The duodenum by definition is the first part of the small intestine. The superior part (duodenal bulb/ampulla) is the only intraperitoneal part, as the hepatoduodenal ligament and greater omentum attach to it. The descending part of the duodenum has an opening called the major duodenal papilla (tubercle of Vater).