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CHAPTER 8 The Gastrointestinal Tract 259

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FIG. 8.3 Gut Recognition. (A) Sagittal and (B) cross-sectional views of the stomach show normal gastric rugae. The collapsed stomach shows

variable wall thickness. (C) and (D) Valvulae conniventes (plicae circulares) of the small bowel. These are more easily seen when (C) there is luid

in the lumen of the bowel or (D) the valvulae are edematous. (E) and (F) Variations in the appearance of the colonic haustrations in two normal

persons.

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