Cavity & Wall workbook ex 1

Question 1

loops of digestive tract are anchored to the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity by this large double fold of peritoneal tissue

Answer 1

mesentery

Question 2

inferior to the liver

Answer 2

subhepatic

Question 3

pouchlike extension of the visceral peritoneum from the lower edge of the stomach, part of the duodenum, and the transverse colon

Answer 3

omentum

Question 4

below the diaphragm

Answer 4

subphrenic

Question 5

space anterior to the right kidney and posterior to the inferior border of the liver where ascites or fluid may accumulate or an abscess may develope

Answer 5

morisons pouch