Ach: Disposition of the Peritoneum Flashcards
What is the peritoneum?
Secretory serous membrane that secretes a SMALL amt of fluid for lubrication between surfaces of organs that extend into it
What is the peritoneum derived from?
Mesenchymal cells of the embyronic mesoderm
Where does the peritoneum line?
Perioneal cavity (the largest serous cavity in the body) located in the abodominopelvic cavity
What is the difference between the peritoneal cavity in a male vs. female?
Male- completely closed
Female- communicates w/ the exterior via the openings of the uterine tubes
What is the parietal peritoneum?
Lines the WALLs of the abdominal cavity and upper surfaces of the pelvic cavity; reflects of the vertebral column
What is outside the parietal layer of the parietal peritoneum?
Layer of CT called the extraperitoneal layer that is FATTY
What is the visceral peritoneum?
Covers the ORGANS suspended in the abdominal and pelvic cavities
What is hte fate of the somatic mesoderm when the trilaminar disk folds?
Becomes the trunk wall, lined w/ parietal paritoneum
What is the somatic mesoderm continuous?
Splanchnic mesoderm located at the dorsal and ventral mesenteries; walls of the foregut and the visceral peritoneum
What does the dorsal mesentery consist of?
two layers of parietal peritoneum; continuous w/ ventral mesentery (also two layers of peritoneum)
What is the yolk sac made up of? What is it continuous with?
Endoderm of the viscera
Continuity at the umbilicus
What is hte intraembryonic coelom lined by?
peritoneum
What is the intraembryonic coelom divided into?
LEFT and right abdominal cavities by dorsal and ventral mesenteries
How does growth and rotation of the primitive gut tube change the geometry of the mesenteries and peritoneal cavity?
RIGHT side of the peritoneal cavity comes to lie BEHIND the ventral mesentery, stomach and liver
What are the two divisions of the peritoneal cavity?
Greater sac Lesser sac (omental bursa)
What is the main compartment of the peritoneal cavity? Where does it extend to?
Greater sac
Extends across the abdomen from the diaphragm to the pelvis
Organs that extend into the greater sac are…
Peritoneal or intraperitoneal
What sac is formed as a result of rotation of the gut?
Lesser sac
Where is the lesser sac located?
Smaller, lies behind the stomach, liver, lesser omentum and part of the greater omentum
How does the lesser sac communicate w/ the greater sac?
epiploic foramen
What is the mesentery?
A two layered fold of peritoneum that attaches part of the intestine to the posterior abdominal wall and permits the intestine to be mobile. It also serves as CONDUIT for blood vessels and nerves attached to the organ.
What are examples of mesentery?
Mesentery of the sml intesetine
Transverse mesocolon
Sigmoid mesocolon
What is the omentum?
Two layered fold of peritoneum that attaches the stomach to another organ
What is the greater omentum?
Stomach to transverse colon; four layers and potential space
What is the lesser omentum?
Stomach to liver
What are the peritoneal ligaments?
Two layerd fold of pertioneum that attaches a less mobile, solid viscera to the abodominal wall or other organs
What attaches the liver to the abdominal wall?
Falciform ligament
What attaches the spleen to the posterior wall at the level of hte kidney?
lienorenal ligament
What attaches the liver to the inferior diaphragm?
Triangular ligament
Mesenteries or ligaments that extend from the ANTERIOR body wall are derived from…
ventral mesentery