The Stomach Anatomy and Physiology II

Esophagus and stomach anatomy stomach anatomy The stomach is a muscular sac derived from the simple fetal gastrointestinal tube The mucosal lining has specialized cells which secrete strong acids and lung anatomy The stomach is an important organ and the most dilated portion of the digestive system The esophagus precedes it, and the small intestine

stomach anatomy Greater Curvature It's convex and creates the longer left border of the stomach At its upper end this curvature presents a cardiac notch which divides it from