THE GASTRIC GLANDS 



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Cardiac glands arc found throughout the whole of the cardiac end of the 

 stomach. They are arranged in groups of four or five, which are separated 

 by a fine connective tissue. Two or three tubes often open into one duct, 



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FIG. 253. The Human Stomach and the Vagus Distribution. R. L., Recurrent laryngeal; 

 Cos, inferior cervical cardiac branch; Ca^, Ca/\, cardiac branches of vagus; A. P. PI., P. P. PL, 

 anterior and posterior pulmonary plexuses; Oes. PI., esophageal plexus; Cast. R. and L., gastric 

 branches of vagus, right and left; Coe. PL, coeliac plexus; Hep. PL, hepatic plexus. 



figure 254, which forms about a third of the whole length of the tube and 

 opens on the surface. The ducts and the free surface are lined with columnar 



