Figure 1

Basic vertical arterial element of the gastric wall. Original Figure from F. Mall³⁵, which in its left part shows a 3D-reconstruction of the vessels from serial sections of the stomach-wall. The submucous plexus is the central offspring of the arteries supplying the mucosa and also a varying part of the muscle layer. Every decline in pressure in the submucous arterial plexus will lead to a reduction in flow in the dependent parts of the gastric wall. Detail of Plate III, Fig. 1 from Johns Hopkins Hospital Reports 1³⁵. By Courtesy of Johns Hopkins University Press. This figure is not covered by the CC BY licence. Credits to ©Universitätsbibliothek der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Historische Sammlungen: Ia 40920:F4. All rights reserved, used with permission.