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| Outline of stomach, showing its anatomical landmarks. | |
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| 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 Work of the United States Government |
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| Latin | fundus gastricus |
| Gray's | subject #247 1163 |
| MeSH | Gastric+Fundus |
The fundus of the stomach is the left portion of the stomach's body, and is marked off from the remainder of the body by a plane passing horizontally through the cardiac orifice.
As the rounded part of the upper stomach, it allows for an accumulation of gases produced by chemical digestion.
It will also store undigested food for up to 1 hour.
Magical Looping
In the fundus, an interesting phenomenon occurs during digestion. The food will loop around in the fundus after entering the stomach. This occurence is also known as the "Magical Looping". This only occurs at times when the parasympathic nervous system takes over control of the GI-tract.
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