Information about Fundus (stomach)
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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 | |
| Latin | fundus gastricus |
| subject #247 1163 | |
| MeSH | Gastric+Fundus |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | f_17/12380862 |
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.
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In anatomy, the stomach is a bean-shaped hollow muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication. The word stomach is derived from the Latin stomachus, which derives from the Greek word
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body and a right or pyloric portion. The left portion of the body is known as the fundus, and is marked off from the remainder of the body by a plane passing horizontally through the cardiac orifice.
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Fundus (Latin for "bottom") is a generic anatomical term referring to the portion of an organ opposite from its opening. Examples include:
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- Fundus (stomach)
- Fundus (uterus)
- Fundus (eye)
- Fundus camera for photographing the interior of the eye.
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The greater curvature of the stomach is directed mainly forward, and is four or five times as long as the lesser curvature.
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Starting from the cardiac orifice at the incisura cardiaca, it forms an arch backward, upward, and to the left; the highest point of the..... Click the link for more information.
The lesser curvature of the stomach, extending between the cardiac and pyloric orifices, forms the right or posterior border of the stomach.
It descends as a continuation of the right margin of the esophagus in front of the fibers of the right crus of the diaphragm, and
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It descends as a continuation of the right margin of the esophagus in front of the fibers of the right crus of the diaphragm, and
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cardia (or esophagogastric junction[1][2] or gastroesophageal junction[3][4][5][6]) is the anatomical term for the junction orifice of the stomach and the esophagus.
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Not to be confused with Pillory.
The pylorus (from Greek πυλωρος = "gate guard") is the region of the stomach that connects to the duodenum...... Click the link for more information.
Pyloric antrum (antrum, lesser cul-de-sac) is the initial portion of the pyloric part of the stomach. It is near the bottom of the stomach on the left side of the pyloric sphincter, which separates the stomach and the duodenum.
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angular incisure (or notch), which varies somewhat in position with the state of distension of the viscus.
It serves to separate the stomach into a right and a left portion.
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It serves to separate the stomach into a right and a left portion.
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angular incisure (or notch), which varies somewhat in position with the state of distension of the viscus.
It serves to separate the stomach into a right and a left portion.
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It serves to separate the stomach into a right and a left portion.
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Rugae is a term used in anatomy that refers to a series of ridges produced by folding of the wall of an organ. Most commonly the term is applied to the internal surface of the stomach. The stomach rugae may be seen during esophagogastroduodenoscopy or in radiological studies.
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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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Elsevier, the world's largest publisher of medical and scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has substantial operations in the UK, USA and elsewhere.
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Fundus (Latin for "bottom") is a generic anatomical term referring to the portion of an organ opposite from its opening. Examples include:
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- Fundus (stomach)
- Fundus (uterus)
- Fundus (eye)
- Fundus camera for photographing the interior of the eye.
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In anatomy, the stomach is a bean-shaped hollow muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication. The word stomach is derived from the Latin stomachus, which derives from the Greek word
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cardia (or esophagogastric junction[1][2] or gastroesophageal junction[3][4][5][6]) is the anatomical term for the junction orifice of the stomach and the esophagus.
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The fundus glands (or fundic glands, or gastric glands) are found in the body and fundus of the stomach.
They are simple tubes, two or more of which open into a single duct.
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They are simple tubes, two or more of which open into a single duct.
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Fundic gland polyposis is a medical syndrome where the fundus of the stomach develops many polyps. The condition has been described both in patients with polyposis conditions of the colon (including familial adenomatous polyposis), and in patients in whom it occurs sporadically.
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