Abdomen: Peritoneal cavity Flashcards
It’s a potential space betw. the parietal and visceral peritoneum.
It contains a film of fluid that lubricates the surface of the peritoneum and facilitates free movements of the viscera
It’s a completely closed sac in males
It’s open in females through the uterine tubes, uterus, and vagina.
It’s divided into the lesser sac (omental bursa) and greater sac
What is the structure?
Peritoneal cavity
It lies behind the liver, lesser omentum, stomach, and upper ant. part of the greater omentum.
It’s a closed sac, except for its communication with the greater sac through the epiploic (omental) foramen
It has 3 recesses:
- Superior recess
- Inf. recess
- Splenic recess
What structure is it?
Lesser Sac (AKA Omental bursa)
It lies behind the stomach, lesser omentum, and left lobe of the liver.
Which recess of the omental bursa is it:
A. sup. recess
B. Inf. recess
C. Splenic recess
A. Sup. recess of the omental bursa
It lies behind the stomach extending into the layers of the greater omentum.
Which recess of the omental bursa is it:
A. sup. recess
B. Inf. recess
C. Splenic recess
B. Inf. recess of the omental bursa
It extends to the left at the hilus of the spleen.
Which recess of the omental bursa is it:
A. sup. recess
B. Inf. recess
C. Splenic recess
C. Splenic recess of the omental bursa
It extends across the entire breadth of the abdomen and from the diaphragm to the pelvic floor and presents numerous recesses into which pus from an abscess may be drained.
It has 3 recesses:
- Subphrenic (Suprahepatic) recess
- Subhepatic (Hepatorenal) recess (AKA Morrison’s pouch)
- Paracolic recesses (Gutters)
What is the structure
Greater Sac
It’s a peritoneal pocket betw. the diaphragm and the ant. and sup. part of the liver.
It’s separated into right and left recesses by the falciform ligament
What is the recess of the greater sac?
A. Subphrenic (Suprahepatic recess)
B. Subhepatic recess (Hepatorenal recess)
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