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The stomach is a dilated portion of the gastrointestinal tract which has three main functions; storage of food, mixing food with gastric secretions and control of the rate of release of food to the small intestine for further digestion and absorption. It is a J-shaped organ and much of it lies under the cover of the lower ribs. It has an anterior and posterior surface, two openings (the proximal cardiac and the distal pyloric orifices) and two curvatures (greater and lesser) (Figure 2.1). Although relatively fixed at both ends, the intervening part is mobile and can undergo considerable variation in shape. The stomach is usually divided into the following parts:
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(2004). Stomach. In: Allen, D.C., Cameron, R.I. (eds) Histopathology Specimens. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-85233-844-2_2
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