Cardiac notch of stomach

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Cardiac stomach
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Outline of stomach, showing its anatomical landmarks (cardiac notch not labeled, but visible at top center, as the indentation to the left of the fundus)
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LatinIncisura cardialis, incisura cardiaca
TA98A05.5.01.011
TA22924
FMA14576 14576, 14576
Anatomical terminology

The right margin of the oesophagus is continuous with the lesser curvature of the stomach, while the left margin joins the greater curvature at an acute angle, termed the cardiac notch (or cardial notch).

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1162 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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