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Body of stomach

 
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Body of stomach
Outline of stomach, showing its anatomical landmarks.
Diagram from cancer.gov:
* 1. Body of stomach
* 2. Fundus
* 3. Anterior wall
* 4. Greater curvature
* 5. Lesser curvature
* 6. Cardia
* 9. Pyloric sphincter
* 10. Pyloric antrum
* 11. Pyloric canal
* 12. Angular notch
* 13. Gastric canal
* 14. Rugal folds
Latin corpus gastricum
Gray's subject #247 1163

A plane passing through the incisura angularis on the lesser curvature and the upper limit of the opposed dilatation on the greater curvature divides the stomach into an upper portion or body and a lower or pyloric portion. The lower portion of the body is known as the antrum, and is marked off from the remainder of the body by a plane passing horizontally through the cardiac orifice.

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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.



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