Cardiac notch of stomach
Cardiac stomach | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | Incisura cardialis, incisura cardiaca |
TA98 | A05.5.01.011 |
TA2 | 2924 |
FMA | 14576 14576, 14576 |
Anatomical terminology |
The right margin of the oesophagus is continuous with the lesser curvature of the stomach, while the left margin joins the greater curvature at an acute angle, termed the cardiac notch (or cardial notch).
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1162 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- stomach at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (stomachinside)
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