Term Name: forestomach-glandular stomach junction
Synonyms: forestomach - glandular stomach squamocolumnar junction, limiting ridge of stomach, margo plicatus, squamo-columnar junction between forestomach and glandular stomach, squamocolumnar junction with the glandular stomach
Definition: the distinct low fold of tissue that separates the non-glandular area of the stomach (forestomach) from the glandular stomach; the limiting ridge extends circumferentially from the large curvature of the stomach to the small curvature, just below the esophagus; at the esophagus, the course of the limiting ridge bends into a U-shape and almost surrounds the esophageal opening
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0012270]

Relationships
is part of: stomach
is a type of: anatomical junction