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What is the portion of the stomach protruding above the cardiac sphincter?
the fundus
connect the mouth to the stomach?
The mouth is connected to the stomach by the pharynx and oesophagus. The gastro-oesophageal sphincter regulates the opening of oesophagus into the cardiac portion of the stomach.
What is the tube that connects to the stomach?
The cardiac sphincter connects the esophagus to the stomach.
What is the cardiac section of the stomach?
The cardiac section is one of four sections of the stomach. It begins where the contents of the esophagus empty into the stomach.
Where is the cardiac stomach?
The cardiac stomach is found in the digestive system of some animals, such as birds and insects. In birds, it is located near the entrance of the stomach where the esophagus meets the stomach. It functions primarily in the storage and initial breakdown of food before it moves to the main stomach for further digestion.
Is the cardiac sphincter at the junction of the stomach and small intestine?
The cardiac sphincter is the valve between the esophagus and the stomach.
What are the names of the sphincters the stomach?
Sphincters are circumferential muscles that can relax or constrict to regulate the passage of material through a particular area. The stomach is bound by two sphincters in humans: the lower esophageal sphincter that keep stomach acid in the stomach and the pyloric sphincter that regulates the flow of food in the stomach into the duodenum.
How would you describe the stomach in detail?
the stomach is an enlarged segment of the GIT in the left upper portion of the abdomen. it has opening from the esophagus called cardiac sphincter because it is near the heart. the region of the stomach around the cardiac opening is called the cardiac region. the most superior portion of the stomach is called the fundus. the largest portion of the stomach is the body. the opening from the stomach into the small intestine is the pyloric opening. this region is called the pyloric region. the muscular tunic consists of three layers: an outer longitudinal layer, middle circular layer and inner oblique layer. the submucosa and mucosa of the stomach are thrown into rugae when the stomach is empty. this allows the stomach to stretch as the stomach is filled. the stomach also contains different glands: mucous neck cells - produce mucus; parietal cells - produce HCl and intrinsic factor; endocrine cells - produce regulatory hormones; chief cells - produce pepsinogen the stomach functions primarily as a storage and mixing chamber for ingested food. as food enters the stomach, it is mixed with stomach secretions to form chyme. -->thoughtfulobserver :-)
What is a opening in the stomach called?
Stomach has 2 opening. - cardiac orifice opening of oesophagus into stomach - pyloric orifice opening between stomach and small intestine
What do glandes in the stomach produce?
produces fluid
In a fetal pig why is the anterior end of the stomach called the cardiac stomach?
Simply because it is closer to the heart. Cardiac refers to the heart.
What is the literal meaning of cardiac?
Pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as, the cardiac arteries; the cardiac, or left, end of the stomach., Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant., A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.
