Anatomy and Physiology of the Stomach

The stomach expands greatly when full of food, and so its location varies with size and position Roughly, it sits inferior to the diaphragm and liver, and

The anatomy of the stomach activates the digestive system in an ingenious way But the stomach has another function: it signals satiety to

anatomy muscle The stomach is an important organ and the most dilated portion of the digestive system The esophagus precedes it, and the small intestine

stomach anatomy 883 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE STOMACH Page 10 Functional anatomy and physiology The gastric mucosa