THE STOMACH. 



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The weight of the freed stomach is in the male about four and a half ounces. 

 Its normal capacity in the adult male is 2.5-4 litres (5-8 pints). 



A blown-up stomach dried contained 5 pounds of water, female; and 8 

 pounds, male. 



Position and Relations of the Stomach. 



It lies in the epigastric region and left hypochondrium, rarely in the right 

 hypochondriuni, about five-sixths to the left of the median line, and one-sixth to 



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FIG. 626. Relations of the abdominal viscera. (Joessel.) 



the right. Of the left segment the greater part lies in the left hypochondrium. 

 viz. the cardia. fundus. and the most curved part of the body ; the rest of the 

 body and a part of the pars pylorica fall in the left part of the epigastrium. The 

 only part belonging to the right half includes a very small portion of the pars 

 pylorica and the pylorus. The stomach then lies under the diaphragm and liver, 

 above the jejunum, ileum. and transverse colon, extending its greater part into 

 the left hypochondrium and smaller part into the epigastrium between the spleen 

 on the left and gall-bladder on the right It does not lie transversely nor yet so 



