stomach Flashcards
where is the stomach located in the 4 quadrant system?
the upper left quadrant
how many parts of the stomach are there?
4 parts
what are the parts of the stomach
the cardia, the fundus. the body, and the pylorus
what is the lesser curvature of the stomach?
the more medial smaller curvature of the stomach
what attaches to the lesser curvature of the stomach?
the hepatogastric ligament
what is the inferiormost part of the lesser curvature?
the angular notch which demarcates the body from the pylorus
which artery supplies the lesser curvature?
the right and left gastric artery
what is the greater curvature?
the greater more lateral curvature
where does the greater curvature begin?
it begins from the cardiac notch and all the way down
what attaches to the greater curvature of the stomach?
the greater omentum
what supplies the greater curvature of the stomach?
the right and left gastroomental arteries
what are the sphincters of the stomach?
the inferior esophageal sphincter and the pyloric sphincter
what is the difference between the anatomical and the functional sphincter
in the anatomical sphincter, the muscles itself serve the function, the functional sphincter itself uses the muscles around it in its function
what are the innervations of the stomach?
the vagus, sympathetic, and the visceral nerve
where does the sympathetic nerve of the stomach come from (level)?
T6-T9 (from the greater splanchnic nerve)