surface relationships Flashcards
1
Q
What are the anterior surface relationships of the stomach?
A
Heptaic- medial pyloric canal/lesser curvature.cardiac notch/ medial inferior fundus
Phrenic- most of body/ superior lateral fundus/greater curvature
epigastric- pyloric antrum
2
Q
What are the posterior surface relationships?
A
splenic - superior lateral fundus
renal/suprarenal - inferior cardiac notch
pancreatic - middle body
colomesocolic- lateral inferior body/pyloric antrum
3
Q
What is in the inside of the stomach?
A
rugal folds
they form a rural canal when food passes straight to the pylorus
4
Q
What marks the transition from the stomach to duodenum?
A
pylorus sphincter