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Added label for pylorus. Note that inkscape shows labels for the greater and lesser curvature that are not rendered in png. 17:01, 11 September 2010: 105 × 81 (17 KB) Mcstrother {{Information |Description=Diagram of basic surface anatomy and regions of the stomach. Drawn in Inkscape. Based on diagram from Moore, K.L., & Agur, A.M. (2007).
The greater curvature of the stomach forms the lower left or lateral border of the stomach. [3] Starting from the cardiac orifice it begins at the cardiac notch, forming an arch backward, upward, and to the left. A horizontal plane across from the cardiac notch encloses an area called the fundus of the stomach.
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 incisure 13. Gastric canal 14. Rugal folds. The pylorus is the furthest part of the stomach that connects to the duodenum.
The greater curvature is supplied by the right gastroepiploic artery inferiorly and the left gastroepiploic artery superiorly. The fundus of the stomach, and also the upper portion of the greater curvature, is supplied by the short gastric arteries, which arise from the splenic artery.
The abdominal cavity is labeled 3 in this image, ... First, is the greater omentum that hangs off of the transverse colon and greater curvature of the stomach.
It is continuous with the fibrous capsule of the spleen, the greater omentum, and the serosal lining of the stomach. [2] It extends between the greater curvature of stomach and the hilum of the spleen. [3]
(Lesser omentum labeled at left.) Schematic and enlarged cross-section through the body of a human embryo in the region of the mesogastrium, at end of third month The lesser omentum is extremely thin, and is continuous with the two layers of peritoneum which cover respectively the antero-superior and postero-inferior surfaces of the stomach and ...
The short gastric arteries are 5-7 small branches of the splenic artery [1] that pass along part of the greater curvature of the stomach [2] from left to right between the layers of the gastrosplenic ligament, and are distributed to the greater curvature of the stomach. [1]