Peritoneum Flashcards
Peritoneum
Serous membrane = lining of abdominal cavity
Closed in males
Open in females
Visceral and parietal layers with cavity in between
Parietal peritoneum
Lines internal surface of abdominal walls
Sensitive to pain
Visceral peritoneum
Lines walls of organs
Insensitive to pain
Peritoneal cavity
Contains serous fluid
Intraperitoneal organs
Have complete visceral covering
Including liver, stomach, spleen
1ary retroperitoneal/extraperitoneal organs
Develop and remain behind peritoneum
2ary retroperitoneal organs
Develop within peritoneum but move out and only covered anteriorly
Lesser omentum
Fold
Hepatogastric and hepatoduodenal ligaments
Liver to stomach, liver to duodenum
Hepatoduodenal ligament
Contains portal triad - portal vein, hepatic artery proper, common bile duct
Greater omentum
Fold
Gastrophrenic, gastrosplenic, gastrocolic ligaments
Can migrate to inflamed areas and localize inflammation
Liver
Split by falciform ligament, connects to abdominal wall
Mesentery
Continuation of visceral and parietal peritoneum
Attaches intenstines to posterior abdominal wall
Mesentery proper
Jejenum and ileum
Transverse mesocolon
Transverse colon
Sigmoid mesocolon
Sigmoid colon
Mesoappendix
Appendix
Splenorenal ligament
Connects spleen and kidney
Contains splenic artery and vein
Ligamentum teres hepatitis
Floor of falciform ligament
Obliterated left umbilical vein
Coronary ligament
Connects liver and diaphragm
Gastrosplenic ligament
Contains short gastric and left gastroepiploic a & v