Talk:Cardia
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I'm not sure where this article was authored, but in the States, we refer to this junction as the gastro-esophageal junction or the cardio-esophageal junction. Cardia means heart. The cardiac region of the stomach is the most proximal region, closest to the heart, hence the name. I think this should be renamed.
There are 4 regions of the stomach: The cardia, fundus, antrum and pylorus.
- I tried a search in yahoo and find cardia like similar to LES ( Low Esophagical Sphincter) :?
I am now more confused than ever. In reading various sources, there seems to be no agreement as to whether the cardia is part of the stomach, part of the intestine, or a little bit of both. Histologically, it is part of the stomach, meaning that its mucosal cells are stomach cells, not esophageal cells. Here are 2 diagrams that explain the ambiguity.
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statkit1 10:50 Mar 17, 2003 (UTC)
