Functional & organic diseases of the stomach / by Sidney Martin, M.D., F.R.S., F.R.C.P.

  • Martin, Sidney, 1860-
Date:
1895
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Credit: Functional & organic diseases of the stomach / by Sidney Martin, M.D., F.R.S., F.R.C.P. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The lesser curvature lies for the most part vertically. It begins at the cardia on the left side of the 10 th dorsal verte- bra, passes downwards on the left side of the bodies of the 11th and 12 th dorsal vertebras, and then crosses the body of the 1st lumbar vertebra, ending at the pylorus (Fig. 2). At the lower part it is crossed by a portion of the pancreas (Fig. 6). The greater curvature varies in position according to the state of distention of the organ. When the stomach is dis- • Fig. 4.—Coronal section of the trunk. (From a model in the museum, University College.) ] heart; 2, stomach in transverse section ; 3, gall-bladder; 4 and G, duodenum; 5, liver; 7 colon ; S, diaphragm ; 0, lungs. tended the lower limit of the greater curve is marked by a transverse line drawn between the cartilages of the 9 th ribs, or sometimes the 10th (Fig. 1). This line is two fingers' breadths above the umbilicus. When the stomach is empty, the lower line of the greater curve is much higher, being just observed below the edge of the liver; while the transverse colon occupies the position above indicated. Posteriorly, the greater curve of the distended stomach comes down as far as the 3rd lumbar vertebra (Fig. 2).