Stomach Flashcards
What region of the abdomen is the stomach found
Left hypochondrium
Epigastric
umbilical region
What does the stomach do
Turn food into chyme
What are the parts of the stomach
Cardia
Fundus
Body
pyloric
What is the area of the stomach does the esophagus join
Cardia
What is the area above the cardia
Fundus
What the most distal portion of the stomach
Pyloric
What are the two curvatures of the stomach
Greater curvature
Lesser curvature
Where is the Cardial notch of the stomach located
Between esophagus and fundu
Where is the angular notch located
Between body and pyloric part
Where is the cardial oriface of the stomach located
Between the esophagus and stomach
Where is the pyhloric oriface of the stomach located
Between stomach and duodenum
What is the widest part of the pyloric part of the stomach
Pyloric Antrum
What is the narrowest part of the pyloric part of the stomach
pyloric canal
What is the termination of the pyloric part of the stomach
Pyloric distal
What marks the pylorus externally
Pyloric constriction