fundus of gallbladder

fundus /fun·dus/ (fun´dus) pl. fun´di   [L.] the bottom or base of anything; the bottom or base of an organ, or the part of a hollow organ farthest from its mouth.fun´dalfun´dic

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fundus of eye  the back portion of the interior of the eyeball, visible through the pupil by use of the ophthalmoscope.

fundus of gallbladder  the inferior, dilated portion of the gallbladder.

fundus of stomach  the part of the stomach to the left and above the level of the opening of the esophagus.

fundus tym´pani  the floor of the tympanic cavity.

fundus of urinary bladder  the base or posterior surface of the urinary bladder.

fundus of uterus  the part of the uterus above the orifices of the uterine tubes.

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fundus of gallbladder

n.

The wide closed end of the gallbladder situated at the lower border of the liver.

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fundus

pl. fundi [L.] the bottom or base of an organ, or the part of a hollow organ farthest from its mouth.

Fundus of the cat. By permission from Sack W, Wensing CJG, Dyce KM, Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, Saunders, 2002

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fundus of bladder

the depths or cranial part of the urinary bladder.

fundus camera

used to photograph the fundus of the eye.

fundus of eye

the back portion of the interior of the eyeball, visible through the pupil by use of the ophthalmoscope.

fundus of gallbladder

the dilated portion of the gallbladder.

nasal fundus

the caudal extremity of the nasal cavity, occupied by the ethmoid bone.

nontapetal fundus

the nonreflective portion.

ocular fundus

see fundus of eye (above).

fundus reticuli sulci

floor of the reticular groove.

fundus of stomach

the part of the stomach to the left and above the level of the opening between the stomach and esophagus.

tigroid fundus

one lacking pigment so that underlying choroid vessels are visible as irregular stripes.

fundus tympani

the floor of the tympanic cavity.

unpigmented nontapetal fundus

lack of pigment permits larger blood vessels of the choroid to appear on fundoscopic examination. Seen in Siamese cats, dogs with merle coat color and Appaloosa horses.

fundus uteri

the part of the uterus between the cervix and the horns of the uterus.