Dissection of stomach

Interior of stomach, anterior view

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Image #142-6

Dissection of stomach

Interior of stomach, anterior view

The anterior half of the stomach has been cut away.

1. Margin of esophageal hiatus
2. Caudate lobe of liver
3. Proper hepatic artery (note hepatic plexus of nerves accompanying artery)
4. Upper pointer: Portal vein Lower pointer: Common bile duct
5. Body of pancreas
6. Superior part of duodenum
7. Descending part of duodenum
8. Esophagus (left pointer, thoracic part; right pointer, abdominal part)
9. Cardiac opening
10. Fundus of stomach
11. Spleen
12. Muscular layer of stomach
13. Gastric fold (lower part of this fold was removed in sectioning gastric wall)
14. Canal of stomach
15. Upper pointer: Muscular layer (circular fibers) Lower pointer: Submucosa of stomach
16. Tail of pancreas
17. Gastric fold
18. Kidney (covered by renal fascia)
19. Pyloric antrum
20. Pyloric canal
21. Upper pointer: Pyloric sphincter muscle Lower pointer: Pyloric opening
22. Head of pancreas