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The stomach is a muscular organ located in the center left of the human body that aids in food digestion. It follows the esophagus and precedes the small intestine. The stomach secretes enzymes and hydrochloric acid to break down food chemically. It contains sections like the cardia, fundus, and pylorus. A sphincter controls the passage of partially digested food from the stomach into the small intestine.

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The stomach is a muscular organ located in the center left of the human body that aids in food digestion. It follows the esophagus and precedes the small intestine. The stomach secretes enzymes and hydrochloric acid to break down food chemically. It contains sections like the cardia, fundus, and pylorus. A sphincter controls the passage of partially digested food from the stomach into the small intestine.

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Stomach

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This article is about the internal organ. For the middle part of the body,
see Abdomen. For other uses, see Stomach (disambiguation).
"Cardia" redirects here. For the ancient Greek colony, see Cardia (Thrace).
"Gastric" redirects here. For the sauce flavoring, see Gastrique.

Stomach

The stomach is located centre left in the human body.

Sections of the human stomach

Details

Precursor Foregut

System Digestive system


Artery Right gastric artery, left gastric artery, right gastro-

omental artery, left gastro-omental artery, short gastric

arteries

Vein Right gastric vein, left gastric vein, right gastroepiploic

vein, left gastroepiploic vein, short gastric veins

Nerve Celiac ganglia, vagus nerve[1]

Lymph Celiac lymph nodes[2]

Identifiers

Latin Ventriculus

Greek Gaster

MeSH D013270

TA A05.5.01.001

FMA 7148

Anatomical terminology

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Major parts of the

Gastrointestinal tract
Upper gastrointestinal tract[show]

Lower gastrointestinal tract[show]

See also[show]

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The stomach is a muscular, hollow organ in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and


many other animals, including several invertebrates. The stomach has a dilated
structure and functions as a vital digestive organ. In the digestive system the
stomach is involved in the second phase of digestion, following chewing. It performs
a chemical breakdown due to enzymes and hydrochloric acid.
In humans and many other animals, the stomach is located between
the oesophagus and the small intestine. It secretes digestive enzymes and gastric
acid to aid in food digestion. The pyloric sphincter controls the passage of partially
digested food (chyme) from the stomach into the duodenum where peristalsis takes
over to move this through the rest of the intestines.

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