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The folds of the stomach are called rugae.
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What is a lesion of the mucosal lining of the stomach or intestine?
A lesion of the mucosal lining of the stomach is called a gastric ulcer.
When the stomach is empty it lies in folds called?
The folds of the stomach are called rugae. These folds are expandable, allowing the stomach to enlarge when filled with food and drink. When the stomach empties again, the rugae will fold, decreasing the volume of the stomach back to its original size.
The folds of the mucosa on the internal surface of the stomach are called?
They are called gastric folds.
What is the term for the long folds of the stomach's inner surface?
These types of folds are called rugae, in the stomach they are the gastric rugae
The walls of this organ are thrown into folds called rugae?
stomach
What are the folds that forms in the gastric mucosa when the stomach is empty?
they are called RUGGAE. when the stomach is full, its walls are stretched. hence these folds disappear.
The mucosal membrane that lines the stomach is known as the?
ruga
What are the folds in the stomach when the stomach is empty?
Rugae
When the bladder is empty its lining is thrown into the folds known as what?
When the bladder is empty it's lining is thrown into folds called rugae. It allows the stomach and other tissues to expand when needed.
Describe the lining of a pig stomach?
The lining of a pig stomach has multiple folds called rugae. These folds churn and mix the food with the digestive juices. They also allow the stomach to stretch without rupturing the lining.
What are projections that cover the folds of the small intestines are called?
rugae It's not rugae - for stomach. Small intestine wall is plicae circulares.
What is a factor that helps create the stomach mucosal barrier?
rennin
