gastric body
gastric corpus. Adj. corporal
definition: The gastric body (gastric corpus) is the proximal ? to ¾ of the stomach lying between the cardia and fundus proximally and the antrum distally. In the undistended state, rugae are observed grossly, and oxyntic mucosa is seen histologically.
See also
corporal mucosa
- corporal lesions
rugae
transitional zone
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