The stomach: esophagus | gastroesophageal junction | lesser curvature  |  greater curvature  |  the fundus is the blind portion which projects above the gastroesophageal junction | the pylorus is the narrowed final portion of the stomach | the pyloric sphincter is seen where the pylorus is constricted | the outer longitudinal muscle runs lenthwise from the esophagus toward the pylorus| the next layer is the transverse muscle which runs perpendicular to the longitudinal muscle | the innermost layer is the oblique muscle which runs at an angle to the other two |