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The Stomach Kathryn M. Law Elizabeth M. Brunt I. NORMAL ANATOMY. The stomach, a distensible, J-shaped organ, is traditionally divided into five regions: cardia, fundus, body, antrum, and pylorus. The…

Serosal Membranes Jon H. Ritter John D. Pfeifer I. INTRODUCTION. The serosal membranes are derived from the mesoderm, and form the visceral and parietal surfaces of the pleural cavity, peritoneal…

Mediastinum Louis P. Dehner I. GROSS ANATOMY. The mediastinum is located in the thoracic cavity and is generally divided into superior, anterior, middle, and posterior compartments and is bounded by…

Lung Jon H. Ritter Hannah R. Krigman I. NORMAL ANATOMY. The lung is defined by airway branching, first into right and left lobes, then segments, and finally, the functional unit…

The Ear Peter A. Humphrey Rebecca D. Chernock I. NORMAL ANATOMY. The ear is composed of the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The external ear is…

Salivary Glands Joshua I. Warrick Elise L. Krejci James S. Lewis Jr. I. NORMAL ANATOMY A. Macroscopic/gross. The salivary glands are exocrine organs that secrete components of saliva to both…

Tumors and Cysts of the Jaws David E. Spence Samir K. El-Mofty I. NORMAL ANATOMY. Of all the bones of the skeleton, the jaws are uniquely distinguished by harboring the…