. The stomach and oesophagus : a radiographic study . Fig. Fiij-. 14. Fi<;. !). Air in fundus of tlie empty stomach (). H. : Heart. D. :Diaphragm. O. : Umbilicus. : Iliac crest. : Symphysis 10. Air in the fundus () of a .stomach that already contains fluid. Figs. 11, 1-2, 13, the filling of a normal stomach B. : Bismuthfood. CO. : Cardiac orifice. A. and B. in Fig. 12 indicate peristaltic waves. The normal stomach 23 and the heavier food gravitates to the lowest part. Hencethe bismuth food outlines the lowest border in all cases. The
. The stomach and oesophagus : a radiographic study . Fig. Fiij-. 14. Fi<;. !). Air in fundus of tlie empty stomach (). H. : Heart. D. :Diaphragm. O. : Umbilicus. : Iliac crest. : Symphysis 10. Air in the fundus () of a .stomach that already contains fluid. Figs. 11, 1-2, 13, the filling of a normal stomach B. : Bismuthfood. CO. : Cardiac orifice. A. and B. in Fig. 12 indicate peristaltic waves. The normal stomach 23 and the heavier food gravitates to the lowest part. Hencethe bismuth food outlines the lowest border in all cases. The fundus occupies the left cupola of the diaphragm andusually contains air which shows as a light area below theshadow of the heart. If the stomach is empty, the air appears as an oval shadow,While if there is a quantity of food in the stomach, the shadowrepresents the arc of a circle, its lower border being a straightline which can be demonstrated as fluid by watching theripples on its surface on shaking the patient. The empty stomach is a potential space, an
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