Fig 7. 93W4508 Stomach, composite (sec.) H&E.
Three regions of the stomach are shown in this slide: upper,
pylorus; middle, fundus; lower, cardia (as shown in Fig 7a).
As with other parts of the gastrointestinal tract, the wall of the
stomach consists of four layers: a mucosa, a submucosa, a
muscularis externa, and a serosa. The inner surface of the
empty stomach is thrown into long folds referred to as rugae (*).
Several such cross-sectioned folds are shown in Fig 7a. They
consist of mucosa and submucosa. The rugae are not
permanent folds; they disappear when the stomach wall is
stretched, as in the distended stomach.