Class 3 - Station 2: Peritoneal Folds and Disposition of Viscera Flashcards
What periotneal fold are the hepatogastric and hepatoduodenal ligaments a part of?
Lesser omentum

What is the falciform ligament?
Ligament that attaches the liver to the body wall

What forms the free border of the falciform ligament?
Ligamentum teres

What is the free border (ligamentum teres) an embryonic remnant of?
Left umbilical vein
How many layers of peritoneum are present in the greater omentum?
4
Why is the greater omentum known as the abdominal policeman?
- When inflammation of the intestines occurs…
- Inflammatory exudates attract the greater omentum to the area of inflammation and it wraps itself around it
- This is a protective mechanism to stop generalised peritonitis from occuring

What are the paracolic gutters? And why are they significant?
Areas next to the colon. Can collect fluid and aid in the movement of infected fluid during peritonitis.

List three abdominal viscera that are connected by a mesentery
- Jejunum (sup. mesentery)
- Ileum (sup. mesentery)
- Colon (mesocolon)
