Gut/GI Flashcards
What are mesenteries?
Infoldings of the peritoneum that attach organs to the posterior abdominal wall.
What are peritoneal ligaments?
Infoldings of the peritoneum that attach organs to one another.
What peritoneal ligaments form the lesser omentum? What else do they form?
Hepatoesophageal ligament
Hepatogastric ligament
Hepatoduodenal ligament
They form part of the anterior wall of the lesser sac
What is the foramen of Winslow?
Communication between greater and lesser sacs.
Located immediately posterior to the free right margin of the lesser omentum.
What is the celiac trunk?
First anterior unpaired branch of the abdominal aorta.
Branches into
Left epigastric a.
Splenic a.
Common hepatic a.
What is the lingula?
The tongue-shaped portion of the left lung
What divides the liver into right and left lobes?
The falciform ligament
