The term “weak acid reflux” is being increasingly used for patients who have reflux episodes with the refluxate in the 4–7 pH range that falls neither into acid or alkaline reflux. In patients who are on acid suppressive drug therapy, weak acid reflux and damage to the esophagus by the...
A protruding abdomen Stomach To be angry. Belly A part that bulges deeply; The belly of a sail Stomach An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion Belly The hollow inside of something; In the belly of the ship Stomach The region of the...
Lumen (Lum), secretory units (Su), secondary ducts (Sd), and tertiary ducts (Td) (L) 13-day-old quail embryo showing the muscularis mucosae of the esophagus (Emm) diverge at the esophago-proventricular junction (Epj) into inner and outer layers that continue with the inner (arrowheads)...
Presynaptic efferent parasympathetic neurons originate in the dorsal motor nucleus and travel in the left and right vagus nerves that enter the abdomen through the esophageal hiatus on the anterior and posterior surfaces of the esophagus, respectively (Fig. 56.6). These fibers synapse with postsynaptic...
B. esophagus. C. stomach. D. large intestine.What types of digestion takes place in the mouth, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine?The site of ingestion is: A. Mouth B. Stomach C. Small intestine D. Large intestineOne of the main...
the large intestine C. the stomach D. the esophagusWhich of the following organs secrete digestive enzymes which digest carbohydrates, fats, and proteins? (a) Liver (b) Stomach (c) Pancreas (d) Small intestine (e) Large intestine.Which of the ...
The stomach is protruding and visible at E10.5 and then rapidly grows6,7. Around E12.5, the stomach migrates to the left side of body; one day later, the forestomach starts to develop a stratified squamous epithelium, while the glandular stomach begins to develop a simple columnar epithelium...
The stomach can be divided anatomically into four regions (Figure 1). The esophageal squamous epithelium ends at the gastroesophageal opening where the columnar epithelium of the stomach begins; the first region of the stomach is the fundus, which lies above the opening of the esophagus. The ...