MEDICAL
STOMACH
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Question
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Into what section of the stomach does food enter from the esophagus?
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Phylorus
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Cardia
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Fundus
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Body
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Food and liquids pass through the cardia to enter the stomach from the esophagus. A valve near the cardia helps keep stomach contents from backing up into the esophagus. The stomach is an organ in the upper abdomen.
Detailed explanation-2: -The cardia is the portion of the stomach surrounding the cardioesophageal junction, or cardiac orifice (the opening of the esophagus into the stomach). Tumors of the cardioesophageal junction are usually coded to the stomach.
Detailed explanation-3: -Etymology. The word comes from the Greek kardia meaning heart, the cardiac orifice of the stomach.
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