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Birmingham, the stomach-bed. It is formed by the following 

 structures, all of which are related to the lower surface of 

 the organ: (i) the gastric surface of the spleen; (2) the left 

 suprarenal gland and a varying amount of the upper part of 

 the left kidney; (3) the upper surface of the pancreas; (4) 

 the transverse meso-colon ; and (5) the transverse colon. 

 A niche of the great sac of the peritoneum intervenes between 

 the stomach and the spleen, and the omental bursa separates 

 it from the left suprarenal capsule, the kidney, the pancreas, 



Incisura CEsophagus 



Duodenum ^ 

 (ist part) / 



/ V 



Duodeno-pyloric^ ^ 

 constriction ' 



Pyloric canal 



Sulcus 

 intermedius 



FIG. 1 80. Outline of the upper aspect of the Stomach of a Child which has 

 been hardened in situ by formalin injection. It is the same stomach 

 as is figured on p. 434. 



and colon, whilst the transverse meso-colon intervenes between 

 it and the coils of the small intestine. 



The right, upper, or posterior border of the stomach is 

 termed its lesser curvature. It extends from the cardiac orifice 

 to the pylorus, and curves round the base of an eminence, on 

 the lower surface of the left lobe of the liver, called the tuber 

 omentale, and also to a smaller extent round a corresponding 

 prominence of the pancreas. It is therefore concave, and 

 from it proceeds a fold of peritoneum, called the gastro-hepatic 

 omentum, which connects the stomach to the liver and, to a 

 slight extent, to the diaphragm. The left, lower, or anterior 

 border of the stomach, called the greater curvature, on account 

 of its great length, is convex and is directed to the left and 

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