- fundic glands
- fundus glands numerous nearly straight tubular glands in the mucosa of the fundus and body of the stomach; they contain the cells that produce gastric acid and pepsin.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
fundic glands
Look at other dictionaries:
Fundic glands — Infobox Anatomy Name = Fundic glands Latin = glandulae gastricae GraySubject = 247 GrayPage = 1166 Caption = H E stain of fundic gland polyp showing shortening of the gastric pits with cystic dilatation Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber … Wikipedia
Fundic gland polyposis — is a medical syndrome where the fundus of the stomach develops many polyps. The condition has been described both in patients with polyposis conditions of the colon (including familial adenomatous polyposis), and in patients in whom it occurs… … Wikipedia
fundic gland — n one of the tubular glands of the fundus of the stomach secreting pepsin and mucus compare CHIEF CELL (1) … Medical dictionary
fundic gland — noun : one of the tubular glands of the fundus of the stomach secreting pepsin and mucus compare chief cell 1, parietal cell … Useful english dictionary
Brunner's glands — Section of duodenum. (Duodenal glands in submucosa labeled at right, fourth from the top.) Latin glandulae duodenales Gray s … Wikipedia
Gastric glands — can refer to: * Fundic glands * Gastric lymph nodes … Wikipedia
acid glands — fundic g s … Medical dictionary
gastric glands proper — fundic g s … Medical dictionary
oxyntic glands — fundic g s … Medical dictionary
peptic glands — fundic g s … Medical dictionary
