Abdominal Cavity

Question 1

Retroperitoneal Primary

Answer 1

Never had mesentery
Supradrenal glands
Aorta & IVC
Ureter
Kidney
Esophagus
Rectum 

“SAD PUCKER”

Question 2

Secondary

Answer 2

Lost their mesentery during development

Duodenum
Pancreas
Colon (ascending and descending)

Question 3

(stomach to diaphragm)

Answer 3

Gastrophrenic ligament (stomach to diaphragm)

Question 4

(stomach to spleen)

Answer 4

Gastrosplenic ligament

Question 5

(spleen to left kidney)

Answer 5

Splenorenal ligament

Question 6

(stomach to transverse colon)

Answer 6

Gastrocolic ligament

Question 7

(freely hangs from transverse colon)

Answer 7

Omental apron

Question 8

Spaces between the colon and the abdominal wall that allow a passage for infectious fluids from different compartments of the abdomen

Answer 8

Paracolic Gutters

Question 9

Oral cavity to 2nd part of duodenum

Answer 9

Foregut

Question 10

2nd part of duodenum to Left colic flexure

Answer 10

Midgut

Question 11

Left colic flexure to Rectum

Answer 11

Hindgut

Question 12

Large Intestine- Key Features

Answer 12

Epiploic appendages: outpouching of peritoneal fat on the colon
Haustrum: pouches that give colon segments
Taeniae coli: 3 separate longitudinal ribbons of smooth muscle on the colon