(anatomy) The tubular or saccular organ of the vertebrate digestive system located between the esophagus and the intestine and adapted for temporary food storage and for the preliminary stages of food breakdown. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The...
Fig. 2. Anatomy of the stomach. The sphincters, connecting the stomach to the esophagus and the duodenum (Fig. 2), are tightly controlled by the nervous system and responsible for the flow of chymus by rhythmic relaxation of the ring of smooth muscles from time to time, allowing partially...
Physical degradation of food can start in themouthwhere food is torn apart and crushed by teeth, buccal pads, and/or gill rakers. Ingested food passes quickly to theforegut(see also:GUT ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY | Gut Anatomy). In the stomach, muscle contractions secure close contact withenzymes...
Supply right side of lesser and greater curvature of the stomach r STOMACH ANATOMY (Vein) The stomach drains either directly or indirectly into the portal vein as follows Short gastric veins drain the fundus into the splenic vein Left and right gastroepiploic vein drain greater curvature to ...
(neuroendocrine cells) to gastrin receptors. All receptors appear on the basal side of the parietal cells, and they control a protein channel called H+/K+ ATPase on the lumenal side of the parietal cell. This protein transports one proton into the gastric lumen while intaking one K+ ion. ...
First: a Little Basic Anatomy What is the Stomach? The stomach is a hollow, muscular organ on the upper left side of the abdomen, with one entrance and one exit. One leads in from the esophagus. And the other leads out into the duodenum. The door in is surrounded by the edge of the...
Research the anatomy of the stomach and discuss the features at each end of the stomach which keep food contained in the stomach. Digesting Food The lesson also described the digestion function of the stomach. Churning of the stomach helps to mix the food and break it down into smaller ...
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