Digestive, respiratory, urogenital anatomy Flashcards
Parotid gland
Below the ear underneath the cheek
Mesentery
Thin layer connecting small intestines to each other
Greater omentum
Greater curve of the stomach, goes over the small intestine like an apron
Omental bursa
Space between folds of the greater omentum
Gastrosplenic ligament
Connection between stomach and spleen, within mesentery
Lesser omentum
Bottom of liver to lesser curvature of the stomach
Gastrohepatic ligament
Between liver and stomach in the mesentery
Hepatoduodenal ligament
Attaches between liver and duodenum within mesentery
Mesoduodenum
Where mesentery connects to duodenum
Falciform ligament
Between the middle lobes of the liver
Round ligament
Left over from umbilical vein, comes off superior end of falciform ligament
Mesocolon
Mesentery below the colon
Fundus
Curve of the stomach
Body
Major part of the stomach
Pylorus
Region right before pyloric spinchter
Pyloric sphincter
Where the stomach meets the small intestine