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Anatomy of the stomach. (a) Drawing illustrates the divisions of the stomach into the cardia, fundus, body, antrum, and pylorus. (b) Photomicrograph shows a diagrammed cross section of a gastric specimen. Similar to other parts of the gastrointestinal tract, the stomach has four layers: mucosa, submucosa, muscularis propria, and serosa.
