 Cardia - Artificial cardia: Encyclopedia - CardiaThe cardia is the anatomical term for the junction orifice of the stomach and the esophagus. At the cardia, the mucosa of the esophagus transitions into gastric mucosa.
The cardia is also called the Lower esophageal sphincter (LES), cardiac sphincter and gastroesophageal sphincter. The word comes from the Greek kardia meaning heart, the cardiac orifice of the stomach.
There is disagreement in the academic anatomy community over whether the cardia is part of the stomach, part of the esophagus or a dis ...
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