Stomach Flashcards
What is the stomach shaped like?
A J-shaped sac
The stomach is lined by what type of epithelium?
Columnar epithelium
What are the 3 layers of smooth muscle from outer to inner?
Outer longitudinal
Inner circular
Innermost oblique
The stomach has two notches. What are they?
Cardiac notch
Angular notch
What are the two curvatures?
Greater and lesser curvatures
Which omenta are attached to the stomach?
Both- greater and lesser
The stomach contains two types of cells. What are they?
Chief cells
Parental (oxyntic) cells
Chief cells produce what?
pepsinogen
Parental (oxyntic) cells produce what?
HCl and Intrinsic Factor
The stomach is supplied by branches from which major arterial area?
Celiac trunk
Which arteries supply the stomach?
Left and right gastric
Left and right gastro-epiploeic
Short gastric
The left gastric artery comes from where?
Celiac trunk
The right gastric artery comes from where?
Common hepatic or from proper hepatic artery
The left gastro-epiploeic and short gastric artery come from where?
Splenic artery
The right gastro-epiploeic comes from where?
The gastro-duodenal branch of the common hepatic artery
