Peritoneum Flashcards
What are some examples of organs with retroperiteonal viscera?
aorta, pancreas, duodenum, ascending and descending colon, kidneys, and IVC
What separates the abdominal muscles from the parietal peritoneum?
the transversalis fascia
the spleen is protected by which ribs?
9-11 (inferior left costal margin)
What ligaments is the greater momentum formed by?
gastrocolic, gastrolienal, and gastrophrenic
What ligaments is the lesser momentum formed by?
hepatogastric and hepatoduodenal
Where does the hepatogastric ligament run?
connects liver and lesser stomach
What umbilical fold do the inferior epigastric arteries run with?
lateral
What two ligaments attach the spleen to other structures?
gastrolienic and ilenorenal/splenorenal (to left kidney)
Does the spleen sit above or below the transverse mesocolon?
sits on it (above) on the left-most margin
The part of the colon where the transverse transitions to ascending and descending is what what?
right and left (respectively) colic flexures
What attaches the jejunum and ileum to the posterior abdominal wall?
mesentery proper
What is the anterior border of the omental bursa?
posterior surface of the stomach, gastrocolic ligament, and lesser omentum
What is the inferior border of the omental bursa?
transverse colon and transverse mesocolon
What is the superior border of the omental bursa?
left lobe of the liver and posterior lamina of the left coronary ligament
What umbilical fold does the obliterated umbilical artery run with?
medial