Stomach Flashcards

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Structure

A
J shaped bag 
Fundus - top of the stomach 
Cardia - area where food content passes from oesophagus to stomach 
Body
Antrum - bottom of stomach, pyloric area
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Function

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Stores food before passing it to duodenum
Mixes food with gastric secretions to produce chyme
Initiates digestion of proteins (via HCl and pepsin)

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3
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Rugae

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Folds in the internal lining of the stomach

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4
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Gastric gland secretions - oxyntic mucosa

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Parietal cells
Chief cells
Enterochromaffin cells

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Gastric gland secretions - pyloric gland area

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G cells - secrete gastrin

D cells - secrete somatostatin

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Stomach blood supply

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Along lesser curvature - R&L gastric arteries (anastamose together)

Along greater curvature - R&L gastro-momental arteries (anastomose together)

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