Term Name:	cardia of stomach
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]
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001162]