The
Stomach is the principal organ of digestion. It is the most dilated part of the
alimentary canal, and is situated between the termination of the oosophagus and
the commencement. of the small intestine. Its form is somewhat pyriform with
the large end (fundus) directed upward and the small end bent to the
right. It is situated in the left hypochondriac and epigastric regions, and is
placed, in part, immediately behind the anterior wall of the abdomen and
beneath the Diaphragm. Viewing the stomach from in front it appears that the
right margin of the oosophagus is continued downward as the upper two-thirds
of the lesser curvature of the stomach, the remaining third of this border
bending sharply backward and to the right, to complete the smaller curvature .
Surfaces.With regard to the so-called anterior
and posterior surfaces
of the stomach, it must be borne in mind that these
names are not
strictly correct, as the anterior surface has a certain
amount of
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