- The stomach is a bean-shaped sack located behind the lower ribs. Once food hits the stomach, sphincters at the opening of the stomach and the exit into the...
- Although a minimal amount of carbohydrate digestion occurs in the mouth, chemical digestion really gets underway in the stomach.
- According to form and function, the human stomach can be divided intofour parts: 1. The esophagus connects to the stomach at a small area called the cardia.
- Location of Parts of the Stomach. Due to varying positions of the stomach, it is best assessed when lying down (supine).
- It is in the left upper part of the abdominal cavity. The top of the stomach lies against the diaphragm. Lying behind the stomach is the pancreas.
- Basic Anatomy: Parts of the Stomach. As shown (above right), the stomach is located directly below the diaphragm.
- Gross Anatomy of the Stomach. Grossly, the stomach is divided into the cardia, fundus, body, and pyloric portions ( Figure 91-1).
- When the stomach is empty, the inside has small folds called rugae. Rugae allow the stomach to expand to accommodate large meals.
- Simple stomach: The simple stomach is a single chamber lined by large muscular folds (the rugae) and thousands of tiny gastric glands.
- … the rumen, the largest of the four stomachs in an older animal, is undeveloped at birth and is considerably smaller than the abomasum or true stomach.—