Stomach - Digestive Process - Pathophysiology

Front 1

most distended portion of alimentary canal; serves primarily as storage for food before it passes into the intestines; some digestion occurs, however, food is primarily only converted into a pasty material

Back 1

stomach

Front 2

4 major stomach parts

Back 2

cardiac orifice (GE junction/gastroesophageal junction), fundus, body, pylorus

Front 3

cardiac orifice =

Back 3

GE junction or gastroesophageal junction

Front 4

GE junction =

Back 4

cardiac orifice or gastroesophageal junction

Front 5

gastroesophageal junction =

Back 5

GE junction or cardiac orifice

Front 6

junction between the esophagus and the stomach. Cardiac orifice is also frequently referred to as the “GE junction” (gastroesophageal junction). Although no true sphincter exists at

this point, the muscles here are in a constant state of contraction in order to prevent the stomach contents from flowing backward.

Back 6

cardiac orifice

Front 7

dome-shaped portion of the stomach that extends slightly above the cardiac orifice.

Back 7

fundus

Front 8

widest portion and is located between the lesser and greater curvatures

Back 8

body of stomach

Front 9

part of of the stomach is the last area of the stomach, just before the duodenum. The location where most digestion occurs

Back 9

pylorus