cardia of stomach

Term ID

UBERON:0001162

Synonyms

• antrum cardiacum
• cardiac antrum
• cardiac orifice
• cardiac region
• cardial orifice
• cardial part of stomach
• gastric cardia
• pars cardiaca (gaster)
• pars cardiaca gastricae
• stomach cardiac region

Definition

The part of the stomach attached to the esophagus. The cardia begins immediately distal to the z-line of the gastroeosphageal junction, where the squamous epithelium of the esophagus gives way to the columnar epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract[WP] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardia

References

• BTO:0000198
• EMAPA:35811
• GAID:319
• MA:0001609
• MESH:A03.492.766.163
• NCIT:C12256
• UMLS:C0007144
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardia
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0007144
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362138004

Ontology

Cell Ontology