Biology:Cardiac notch of stomach

Cardiac stomach
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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Identifiers
Latin	Incisura cardialis, incisura cardiaca
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).

See also

• Cardiac notch of left lung

External links

• stomach at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (stomachinside)