The fundus of the stomach carries a caecal appendage separated in the interior by a spiral fold of the mucous membrane from the gastric cavity.
Later stage, extension of mesogastrium beyond stomach to left, withfundus of blind retrogastric pouch thus created at X.
The fundus is a capacious pouch prolonged ventrally and dorsally into two caecal appendages resembling the single appendage of the pig's stomach.
At this time there is but little indication of the subsequent extension of the organ to the left of the oesophageal entrance to form the great cul-de-sac or fundus of the adult stomach.
The fundus develops and the original left side of the stomach becomes the ventral, the right side the dorsal.
A transection, showing the dorsal and ventral mesogastrium at the level of the fundus of the stomach, is given in Fig.
As the food is pushed out of the fundus it is caught by the waves of peristaltic action and swept toward the pylorus.
However, that in the fundus is neutral in character or even slightly alkaline, according to Howell, while that in the middle region is highly acid.
The action of ptyalin, however, continues in the fundus of the stomach until stopped by the acid in the gastric juice.
But then the distended bladder can always be felt by the finger introduced into the vagina or rectum; indeed its posterior fundus bulges in towards the cavity of the gut, in every case, before it ascends upwards in the abdomen.
In the last case, the colon may end in a blind sac at the fundus of the bladder, or it may open either into that viscus or into the vagina.
Cysts of this description are usually situated near the fundus of the organ, and often attain a large size; in some cases the cyst nearly equals the bladder in capacity; and the two seem to form one large organ contracted near the middle.
A slight irregularity in the curve of the cornea near the dermoid is detected with the ophthalmoscope; the fundus of the eye is perfectly normal.
The ophthalmoscope shows a slight degree of irregular astigmatism of the cornea, which in no way explains the defective vision; the image of the fundus is perfectly clear and quite normal.
On examination of the fundus of the eye there is found slight tortuosity of the vessels with possibly areas of degeneration in the retina.
In the fundus are seen increased tortuosity of the retinal vessels and their terminal twigs with more or less bending of the vessels at their crossings.
In five rabbits, opened the abdomen, and punctured the fundus of the bladder with a lancet.
The lateral aortic glands drain the kidney, adrenal, testis, ovary, fundus of uterus and lateral abdominal walls.
On inspection the pupil was somewhat dilated, the eye somewhat hypermetropic, fundus normal; No.
We find the nerve glistening white and slightly cupped, the arteries small, the fundus otherwise healthy.
Where, however, the circumstances of the case are so unfavourable, and the fundus so firmly impacted in the hollow of the sacrum as to resist the above-mentioned means, Dr.
The uterus was below, its fundus pushed over to the left side.
Another reason why the fundusshould not have been pulled down by the weight of the child might be stated, viz.
Instead of looking towards, or rather above, the symphysis, the os uteri itself looks downwards, the neck or lower part of the body of the uterus being bent upon the fundus like the neck of a retort.
The symptoms are dysmenorrhoea, pain on defaecation and constipation from the pressure of the fundus on the rectum; the patient is often sterile.
Similar lesions were found in a horse killed by 100 grams of caffein, in which he also noticed hemorrhage of the mucosa in the fundus of the stomach.
Stomach presented a severe inflammation of the mucosa, especially in the fundus and pyloric portions.
No changes were discovered in the fundus beyond a well-developed myopic crescent at the lower and outer part of the left disc (Mr. Hanwell).
The right disc is not atrophied, but the whole of the lower half of the fundus is coated with masses of black retinal pigment.
Fisher reported as follows: Ophthalmoscopic examination shows the left eye and fundus to be normal.
Yet the light reflexes were normal; the fundus was normal.
Possibly the fundus hemorrhages, besides giving rise to deafness, may start up the tinnitus and giddiness that are sometimes found.
The fundus examination showed a slight papillary disorder, suggesting a retrobulbar affection of the optic nerves.
Fraser found in four cases of actual explosion injury, a ruptured drumhead and hemorrhage into the fundus of the internal meatus in three cases.
When moderately distended the thick end of the pear or fundus bulges upward and to the left, while the narrow end is constricted to form the pylorus, by means of which the stomach communicates with the small intestine.
Its first part is horizontal and lies behind the fundus of the gall-bladder, passing backward and to the right from the pylorus.
The os uteri is now exposed and wiped off with some cotton which has been dipped in an antiseptic fluid; introduced to the fundus of the uterus, and some drops of the fluid slowly expressed into the uterus.
The fundus could be clearly seen through all of the pupils, and there was no posterior staphyloma nor any choroidal changes.
Masters has seen a child who lived nine days in whom the sigmoid flexure of the colon terminated in the fundus of the bladder.
The fundamental condition of fecundity being the union of a spermatozoid and an ovum, the object of artificial impregnation is to further this union by introducing semen directly to the fundus of the uterus.
The fundus of the uterus descended into the vagina and the whole uterine apparatus was removed.
The uterus does not increase specially in its posterior part, but quite uniformly, so that, as might be expected, the fundus gradually detaches itself from the abdominal wall.
Illustration] The Uterus and its Adnexa F U, Fundus or Base of the Uterus.
The base or fundus is upward, and the neck is downward.
In the Kristeller expression the child is pushed out of the canal by the hands of the physician applied to the fundus uteri.
The fundus or base is upward, and the neck is downward.
He maintains that even if only one tube is infected, both should be removed because this apparently sound second tube will later, almost as a rule, show infection--probably by extension from the fundus of the uterus inside.
The parts of the uterus permanently infected by chronic gonorrhea are the cervical region, the fundus and the partes interstitiales of the Fallopian tubes.
As the crown is held downward the uterus would be in the middle, itsfundus upward, and outside the hat, representing the pelvic cavity, but in the crown fold.
After the termination of a precarium, for instance, fingitur fundus nunquam fuisse possessus ab ipso detentore.
In addition to their attachment to the broad ligament, they are held in position by folds or ligaments running to the fundus of the Uterus and to the fimbriated extremities of the Fallopian Tubes.
They extend from either side of the fundus of the womb, through the broad ligaments which hold them and the Ovaries in position until they communicate with the Ovaries.
The fundusof the womb is its upper part, when in its natural position.
The fundus presses forcibly against the rectum, while the upper part of the vagina bends abruptly and forms an acute angle near the mouth of the uterus.
Above this to the fundus or base is a triangular and flat space called the cavity.
In its natural position, the fundus of the uterus is slightly inclined forward, and any pressure, or forward traction, is liable to cause it to fall still further in that direction.
Anteflexion of the uterus denotes a bending forward of the body and fundus of the uterus, while the neck remains in its natural position.
At the same time that you efficiently compress the fundus uteri with the binder and pad, cold should be vigorously applied to excite the contractions of the uterus.
The index finger of the right hand is passed into the Vagina till it touches the body of the Womb, the neck being thrown back, owing to the tilting of the Fundus forward.
Besides, by adopting this practice, we sacrifice the whole of the effects derived from pressure on the fundus uteri.
After this is accomplished the accoucheur should place his hand again over the fundus of the uterus, to discover whether it contracts, and also to judge whether there be another fœtus.
The hand placed over thefundus can detect this accident, and if the uterus be felt to sink down the cord must not be drawn upon any longer.
The fundus of the womb has now risen still higher, and the Bladder is pushed completely above the upper strait, so that the whole length of the Urethra lies behind the pubic bone.
It is customary for the medical attendant, as a means of making the child move, to put his hand first in cold water, and then over the fundus of the uterus; the sensation of cold thus conveyed usually causing it to move immediately.
The fundus of the womb is now above the umbilicus, in primipara, though not so high in those who have borne children; and the bladder is above the superior strait.
The two vesical flaps are now carefully and separately sutured by catgut and the edges of the vaginal wound are brought together as much as possible: if necessary, the fundus of the uterus may be used to assist in closing the opening.
By means of a rectangular curved needle a stout silk suture is passed through the anterior wall of the fundus as high up as possible: the vaginal flaps are not included, as the suture is to be used for traction only.
The uterine fundus presents in the vagina and simulates a fibroid polypus in process of extrusion.
The cup usually elevates the fundus and corrects the inversion in about twenty-four hours, but as much as three days has been occupied in the process.
Finally the fundus is curetted by a lateral movement of the instrument, especial attention being paid to the Fallopian tube angles, which are very apt to escape the curette.
The cervix is drawn over to the left side, the fundus delivered, and the upper portion of the right broad ligament is dealt with in a similar manner, but from above downwards.
The cup is made of various sizes and should always be smaller than the inverted fundus over which it fits.
The uterine fundus is then anteverted by means of a sound: by pressing the handle of the instrument towards the perineum the fundus is brought into the wound.
It is a little more depressed on the fundus of the bladder and the cervix is correspondingly elevated, so that the latter stands considerably higher than in health.
The fundus or base is the upper broad extremity of the organ (a); it is convex, covered by peritoneum, and placed on a line below the level of the brim of the pelvis.
The body (b) gradually narrows from the fundus to the neck.
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