STOMACH ANATOMY AND REGIONS Flashcards
1
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Simple, single-chambered stomach found in pigs, horses, and dogs.
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Non-Ruminant Stomach
2
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Non-glandular, lined by stratified squamous epithelium.
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Esophageal Region
3
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Secretes mucus; prominent in pigs.
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Cardiac Gland Region
4
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Contains gastric glands; major site of acid and enzyme secretion.
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Fundic Gland Region
5
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Mucus-secreting area near the pylorus.
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Pyloric Gland Region
6
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Hormone-producing cells in the stomach mucosa that regulate digestion.
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Enteroendocrine Cells
7
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Visible ridge in the horse stomach separating glandular and non-glandular mucosa.
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Margo Plicatus
8
Q
Blind sac of the horse’s fundus; non-glandular.
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Saccus Cecus
9
Q
Outpouching of the pig stomach’s fundus.
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Gastric Diverticulum
10
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Fatty projection in the pig’s pyloric region.
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Torus Pyloricus
