The Stomach or the food pouch shaped like an oversized comma
The stomach is basically an enlarged pouch-like tube. It is located on the left side of the upper abdomen and shaped somewhat like an oversized comma. The upper-left part of the stomach near the opening curves upward towards the diaphragm. This part is called fundus. It is usually filled with air that enters the stomach when you swallow. In the largest part of the stomach, called the body, food is mixed and broken into smaller pieces, with acidic gastric juice and enzymes. The stomach wall is made up of several layers of a mucous membrane that protects the wall from the acidic juices so it does not damage the stomach or spill out to other parts of the body. The stomach also has connective tissue with blood vessels and nerves, and muscle fibers. The muscle layer alone has three different sublayers which inturn makes it really complicated and strong. The muscles move the contents of the stomach around so vigorously that solid parts of the food are crushed and ground, and mixed into...