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Encyclopedia > Antrum

In Biology, "Antrum" is a general term for a cavity or chamber which may have specific meaning in reference to certain organs or sites in the body. Biology is the science of life (from the Greek words bios = life and logos = reasoned account). ...


Examples include

  • antrum cardiacum - a dilation that occurs in the esophagus near the stomach (forestomach)
  • mastoid antrum - Synonym: antrum mastoideum, tympanic antrum, Valsalva's antrum
  • pyloric antrum

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Antrum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (108 words)
In Biology, "Antrum" is a general term for a cavity or chamber which may have specific meaning in reference to certain organs or sites in the body.
antrum cardiacum - a dilation that occurs in the esophagus near the stomach (forestomach)
antrum follicularum - the cavity in the epithelium that envelops the oocyte
Pyloric antrum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (168 words)
Pyloric antrum is initial portion of the pyloric part of the stomach.
It may temporarily become partially or completely shut off from the remainder of the stomach during digestion by peristaltic contraction of the prepyloric sphincter; it is demarcated, sometimes, from the second part of the pyloric part of the stomach (pyloric canal) by a slight groove.
The pyloric antrum is the location of several important endocrine cells including Gastrin-producing G Cells (stimulate acid production) and the luminal-pH-sensitive population of somatostatin producing of D cells (responsible for shutting off acid secretion.
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