The fundus is the portion of the stomach that lies above the cardiac notch, and contains the fundic glands[GO, Kardong]. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0073040584 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundus_(stomach) http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0014825 ]
Synonyms: gastric fundus stomach fundus fundus gastricus (ventricularis)
Term information
- EHDAA2:0001919
- galen:GastricFundus
- BTO:0000502
- VHOG:0000421
- FMA:14559
- UMLS:C0017129 (ncithesaurus:Fundus_of_the_Stomach)
- EHDAA:4844
- SCTID:362139007
- MESH:D005748
- EFO:0002554
- Wikipedia:Fundus_(stomach)
- GAID:320
- EMAPA:17886
- MA:0001612
- NCIT:C12257
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The greater curvature of the stomach. [Dorian_AF, Elsevier's_encyclopaedic_dictionary_of_medicine, Part_B:_Anatomy_(1988)_Amsterdam_etc.:_Elsevier][VHOG]
fundus ventricularis
fundus ventriculi
fundus gastricus ventricularis
fundus gastricus
Although all vertebrates have a digestive tract and accessory glands, various parts of this system are not necessarily homologous, analogous, or even present in all species. Therefore, broad comparisons can be best made under the listings of headgut, foregut, midgut, pancreas and biliary system, hindgut.[uncertain][VHOG]
Term relations
- zone of stomach
- protein-containing material entity
- cellular anatomical structure
- contributes to morphology of some stomach
- has part some fundic gastric gland