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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, 



Fundus 



Paries anterior 



(Esophagus 



Autrum pyloricum 



Pylorus -ijfcM 



Sulcua intermedius 



Paries 

 posterior 



Ligamentum 

 gastrocolicum 



B 



Ligamentum gastrolienale 



Omentum minus 



Pylorus 



Antrum pyloricum 



Pylorus 



Fundus 



Inclsura angularis 



Paries anterior 



FIG. 916. THREE VIEWS OF A STOMACH FIXED BY FORMALIN INJECTION IN SITU. 

 A. From the front. B. From the back. C. From above. 



The orientation of the stomach was determined by the insertion of long pins into it in 

 the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes. These views show the comparatively 

 horizontal position of the stomach associated with the horizontal posture of the 

 trunk. They also show the partial division into chambers produced by temporary 

 constrictions of the stomach wall fixed by the action of formalin. 



which forms the 

 antrum pyloricum. 

 Cardia. The 

 opening is situ- 

 ated at the su- 

 perior end of the 

 lesser curvature, 

 on the right side 

 of the fundus,and 

 more on the an- 

 terior than the 

 posterior surface 

 of the stomach. 



Around this 

 opening the mus- 

 cular walls of the 

 oesophagus and 

 the mucous 

 membrane be- 

 come continuoi 

 with correspond- 

 ing coats of the 

 stomach wall, 

 The longitudrm 

 muscular coal 

 passes onwarc 

 into a longi 

 tudinal set 

 fibres, and tl 

 circular ces< 

 phageal fibri 

 pass into tl 

 circular rnui 

 cular coat, 

 whitish- coloui 

 stratified squai 

 ous epithelium 

 the oesophagus 

 continuous wil 

 the pinkish-c 

 oured column* 

 epithelial 

 of the stomacl 

 and the juncti( 

 is marked by 

 sharp irregul 

 line running 

 round them? 

 of the opening 

 The orifi 

 itself is oval 

 angular rathi 

 than round, bei] 

 compressed fi 

 side to side. 



To the ngl 

 of the orifice, tl 

 right margin 

 the oesophagi 



