GI Ligaments Flashcards
Falciform
Connect liver to anterior abdominal wall
Contains ligamentum teres hepatis (AKA fetal umbilical vein)
Hepatoduodenal
Connects liver to duodenum
Contains portal triad (hepatic artery, portal vein and common bile duct)
Borders omental foramen
Gastrohepatic
Connects stomach to liver
Contains gastric arteries
Separate greater and lesser sacs on right
Gastrocolic
Connects greater curvature to transverse colon
Contains gastroepiploic arteries
Part of greater omentum
Gastrosplenic
Connects greater curvature to spleen
Contains short gastrics and gastroepiploic arteries
Separates greater and lesser sacs on L
Splenorenal
Connects spleen to posterior abdominal wall
Contains splenic artery and vein and tail of pancreas