What is the structure of the stomach?
What is the structure of the stomach? Anatomically, the stomach is divided into three main regions: Fundic region or fundus – top left, dome-shaped region; Stomach body – the expansive main stomach chamber; Pyloric region or pylorus – funnel-shaped lower region connecting the stomach and duodenum (Fig 1). What are the anatomical parts of the stomach? The human stomach is subdivided into four regions: the fundus, an expanded area curving up above the cardiac opening (the opening from the stomach into the esophagus); the body, or intermediate region, the central and largest portion; the antrum, the lowermost, somewhat funnel-shaped portion...