Abdominalcavity
Most human beings never really ponder the complexity of their own inner workings. This report is focused on the very important portion of the body known as the abdominal cavity. There are many organs that need to function in tandem in the abdominal cavity. These organs consist of the: stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, and large intestine. Most of these organs function to extract nutrients from food, and excrete waste from the body, however, not all of these organs are confined to solely that purpose.
*The Stomach-The stomach is full of acid, which combined with enzymes(specifically designed for that purpose) break down the food that we eat, to eventually be absorbed into the smaller intestines. The stomach is broken into four equally important parts the cardia, the fundus, the body, and the pyloric antrum.
The cardia or lower esophageal sphincter is the portion of the stomach where the contents from the esophagus are deposited. While it allows......
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