A division of the stomach. The stomach can be divided based on mucosal histology (glandular epithelium and gastric glands) and the relative position and type of gastric gland. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomach#Sections https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0073040584 ]
Term information
- A division of the stomach. The stomach can be divided based on mucosal histology (glandular epithelium and gastric glands) and the relative position and type of gastric gland.
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Regions_of_stomach.svg
- We follow Kardong in defining stomach regions by gland, but we also include 'body of stomach'. In future we may want to have different partitions of the stomach
- UBERON:0009034
- region of stomach
- section of stomach
- gastric zone
- uberon
- UBERON:0009870
Term relations
- zone of organ and part of some stomach