Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Stomach - Fundus


Let's keep learning about the parts of the stomach in the digestive system.

Last time we learned about the cardia.

Next up is the fundus.

That is the part at the top, that helps hold extra food, stores gas build up from the stomach, and helps the stomach stretch to get bigger if it is full.

stomach fundus
(from: wikipedia - stomach)


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