Landmark · Visceral systems
Cardiac notch
Incisura cardialis
- System
- Visceral systems
- Regions
- Trunk, Abdomen
- Landmark on
- Stomach
DescriptionUnreviewed
The right margin of the oesophagus is continuous with the lesser curvature of the stomach, while the left margin joins the greater curvature at an acute angle, termed the cardiac notch (or cardial notch).
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Names
- Latin
- Incisura cardialis
- English
- Cardiac notch
- French
- Incisure cardiale
- Spanish
- Incisura cardial
- Portuguese
- Entalhe cardíaco