Peritoneal Cavity, Stomach, And Spleen Flashcards
Abdominopelvic cavity
. Abdominal cavity plus pelvic cavity
. Entire space bounded by muscular abdominal wall, diaphragm, and pelvic diaphragm
. Extraperitoneal fat, all abdominal and pelvic viscera, peritoneum, and peritoneal cavity inside it
Peritoneal cavity
. Space btw parietal and visceral peritoneum ( thin film watery liquid inside it)
. Space inside peritoneal sac
Parietal peritoneum
. Strong, bonded to body wall
. Includes Diaphragmatic peritoneum on inf. Side of diaphragm
. somatic innervation from ventral rami
Visceral peritoneum
. Less strong
. Bonded to various viscera (tunica serosa)
. Not sensitive to somatic sensations
Peritoneal cavity allows intraperitoneal viscera to ____
Move, change shape and volume freely
As cites
. Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity
. Occurs in heart, kidney, and liver failure
Peritonitis
. Causes by bacterial infection of peritoneal cavity
. Results in adhesions that cause tanking and necrosis of intestines
Mesentery
. Sheet of tissue that suspends structures
. Double layer of peritoneum that begins as extension of visceral peritoneum
. Connects organ to body wall
. Conveys vessels, nerves, and lymph
. Fatty CT btw double layers
. Allows movement of viscera w/o tangling or blocked blood supply
. Include peritoneal ligaments and omenta
Intraperitoneal viscera
. Have mesentery
. Not enclosed in mesentery, visceral peritoneal covering is not part of mesentery but is continuous w/ mesenteric peritoneal layers
Extraperitoneal structures
. Organ external to peritoneum from viewpoint inside peritoneal cavity
Secondarily retroperitoneal structures
. had mesentery at one time but lost it by fusing to abdominal wall and having peritoneum degenerate
. Tunica serosa stuck to paternal peritoneum then both disappeared leaving bare area
. One layer of mesenteric peritoneum stuck to parietal peritoneum and both disappeared leaving single layer of mesenteric peritoneum
Secondarily retroperitoneal viscera
. Duodenum (except 1st part)
. Pancreas
. Cecum
. Ascending and descending colon
Primarily retroperitoneal structures
. Never had mesentery
. External to parietal peritoneum
. Kidney, ureters, suprarenal glands, abdominal aorta, IVC, urinary bladder, prostate, vagina, rectum
Greater omentum
. Gastrophrenic ligament: stomach to diaphragm
. Gastrosplenic (gastro-lienal) ligament: stomach to spleen
. Gastrocolic ligament: stomach to transverse colon
. Omental apron: free flap drooping inf. To transverse colon, often considered part of gastrocolic ligament
Lesser omentum
. From liver to lesser curvature of stomach and 1st part of duodenum
. Hepatogastric ligaments
. Hepatoduodenal ligament: contains portal triad
Splenorenal (lieno-renal) ligament
. Stomach ligament
. Spleen to parietal peritoneum over left kidney
Subdivisions of peritoneal cavity
. Lesser peritoneal sac
. Greater peritoneal sac
. Omental foramen
Lesser peritoneal sac (omental bursa)
. Bounded ant. By lesser omentum, stomach, and greater omentum
Greater peritoneal ac
. Rest of peritonal cavity
Omental (epiploic) foramen
. Also called foramen of Winslow
. Only communication btw greater and lesser sacs
. Bounded by heptoduodenal ligament ant., IVC covered by parietal peritoneum post., liver sup., first part of duodenum inf.
Celiac artery/trunk
. Supplies embryological abdominal foregut (spleen, stomach, duodenum, liver, gall bladder and pancreas)
. From abdominal aorta at T12/L1
. Retroperitoneal
. 1-2 cm long
. Passes sup. To upper margin of pancreas