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Dive into the fascinating world of human anatomy with this comprehensive atlas, featuring detailed illustrations and clear explanations of the human body's structures, including the stomach and its surrounding structures, perfect for medical and health science students.,

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Anatomy

3.1.2 Stomach




Compiled By Muchiri Simon
Edition: 2024/25

, Medical & Nursing | Anatomy I of IV pages
1. What is the stomach?
A muscular bag forming the widest and most distensible part of the digestive tube

2. Name the openings/orifices of the stomach
Cardial orifice
2. Pyloric orifice

3. Name the curvatures of the stomach
Lesser curvature
2. Greater curvature

4. Name the surfaces of the stomach
Anterior surface
2. Posterior surface

5. What are the parts of the stomach - top to bottom?
Fundus
Body
Pyloric antrum
Pyloric canal
Duodenum

6. What is the pyloric sphincter? What is its function?
Thickening of the circular layer of smooth muscle at the junction between the pylorus of the stomach & the
of the small intestine; acts as a valve to control flow of partially digested food from the stomach to the small

7. Is the greater curvature of the stomach on the superior or inferior surface?
Inferior

8. Is the lesser curvature of the stomach on the superior or inferior surface?
Superior

9. What does the cardial orifice connect the stomach to?
The oesophagus

10. What does the pyloric orifice connect the stomach to?
The duodenum

11. What is the stomach suspended between?
2 other abdominal organs; liver & transverse colon

12. What does the lesser omentum extend between?
Lesser curvature to the liver

13. What does the greater omentum extend between?
Greater curvature to the transverse colon



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