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| Region of the stomach adjacent to the esophageal entrance |
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| Region of the stomach described as a blind sac to the left of the esophagus |
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| The large, secular, somewhat J-shaped organ into which the esophagus opens; food is partially digested here |
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| Short, cranial edge of the stomach between the entrance of the esophagus and the pylorus |
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| Longer caudal edge of the stomach |
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| Structure that keeps food in the stomach until it is broken down to be handled by the intestine |
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| Valve between the esophagus and the stomach preventing the highly acidic stomach contents from backing up into the esophagus |
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| Dark elongated organ near the left of the stomach; in the fetus it serves as a blood-forming tissue of the body and produces red blood cells |
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| Greenish, slimy substance found in the digestive tract; made of bile-stained mucus, sloughed off epithelial cells of the skin and of the lining of the digestive tract |
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| Most conspicuous organ of the abdominal cavity; it fits under the dome of the diaphragm; it is made of several lobes |
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| Peritoneum bridging the gap between the liver and the diaphragm |
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| Main secular part of the stomach |
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| Thick-walled portion of the stomach near the entrance of the intestine |
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