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=== Anatomy of the Stomach === | === Anatomy of the Stomach === | ||
The stomach is found in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen and is the first intra-abdominal part of the [[ | The stomach is found in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen and is the first intra-abdominal part of the [[Gastrointestinal tract|GI tract]]<ref name="null">http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1899301-overview Accessed 19/10/2015 15:29 1994-2015 by WebMD LLC</ref>. It is split into 5 sections, the Cardia, the Fundus, the Body, the Antrum and the Pylorus. When the stomach is relaxed its inner lining folds into rugae but these are smoothed out when the stomach is full <ref name="null">http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/stomach/anatomy.html Accessed 15:31 19/10/2015</ref>. | ||
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The stomach is the organ primarily involved in the digestion of food [1].
Anatomy of the Stomach
The stomach is found in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen and is the first intra-abdominal part of the GI tract[2]. It is split into 5 sections, the Cardia, the Fundus, the Body, the Antrum and the Pylorus. When the stomach is relaxed its inner lining folds into rugae but these are smoothed out when the stomach is full [2].
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- ↑ http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/stomach Accessed 19/10/215 15:25 2015 Oxford University Press
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1899301-overview Accessed 19/10/2015 15:29 1994-2015 by WebMD LLC Cite error: Invalid
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