Landmark · Visceral systems
Pyloric part
Pars pylorica
- System
- Visceral systems
- Regions
- Trunk, Abdomen
- Landmark on
- Stomach
DescriptionUnreviewed
The pylorus (from Greek 'gatekeeper') is the lower section of the stomach that empties contents into the duodenum.
The pylorus is considered as having two parts, the pyloric antrum (opening to the body of the stomach) and the pyloric canal (opening to the duodenum).
The pyloric canal ends as the pyloric orifice, which marks the junction between the stomach and the duodenum.
The orifice is surrounded by a sphincter, a band of muscle, called the pyloric sphincter.
The word pylorus comes from Greek πυλωρός, via Latin.
The word pylorus in Greek means "gatekeeper", related to "gate" (Greek: pyle) and is thus linguistically related to the word "pylon".
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Names
- Latin
- Pars pylorica
- English
- Pyloric part
- French
- Partie pylorique
- Spanish
- Porción pilórica
- Portuguese
- Parte pilórica