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8 Cards in this Set
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small portion of stomach surrounding the cardiac ofiface; near where the food enters the stomach
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cardiac regions
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the terminal portion of the stomach, closest to the small intestine
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Pyloric Regions
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dome shaped part of the stomach; tucked beneath the diiaphragm that bulges superolaterally to the cardia
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fundus
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the mid portion of the stomach
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body
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large longitudinal folds created by the mucosa and submucosa when the empty stomach collapses inward; these allow for the expansion of the stomach
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rugae
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the smooth muscle vavlve that controls the passage of food from the pyloric region of the stomach to the duodenum
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pyloric sphincter
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mesentery that helps tether the stomach in place; drapes inferiorly from the greater curvature of the stomach to cover the coils of the small intestine; also wraps the spleen and parts of the large intestine
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greater omentum
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mesentery that helps tether the stomach in place; runs from the liver to thte lesser curvature of the stomach, where it becomes continuous with the visceral peritoneum covering the stomach
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lesser omentum
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