Peritoneum Flashcards
What are the three subdivision of alimentary tract?
Foregut, midgut and hindgut
Which subdivision of alimentary tract develops partly outside the embryo?
Midgut
A condition where blind ends of hindgut do not breakdown after birth
Imperforated anus
Constituents of foregut includes…
Oesophagus, stomach, proximal part of the duodenum
Constituents of midgut includes…
Distal duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caecum, asc. Colon and two-thirds of transverse colon
What is mesentery?
It is a double fold of membrane
A peritoneum which surrounds the abdominal wall
Parietal peritoneum
True/false organs are contained within the peritoneal cavity
False, no organs are contained within this cavity. Organs are sandwiched between two peritoneum
Visceral peritoneum
The mesenteries form slings for the organs, and as the layers from each half wrap the organs, these provides,covering for,the organs called visceral peritoneum
What kind of epithelium is visceral peritoneum and what is it’s histological name?
Simple squamous epithelium, mesothelium
True/False ventral mesentery is longer than dorsal mesentery
False, ventral mesentery is shorter than dorsal mesentery
What is the significant function of one mesentery in embryo longer than the other mesentery?
Since the ventral mesentery of the embryo is shorter than the dorsal one, and that there is a gap under this ventral mesentery which allows communication between two halves of the peritoneum cavity
What is the name of the potential space between parietal peritoneum and visceral peritoneum?
Peritoneal cavity
What is the name given when visceral organs doubles up?
Omentum
What is name of the ligament which attaches liver to the anterior abdominal wall?
Faliform ligament
What is the result of enlargement of liver during development?
The expansion of liver forces other organs e.g. Stomach, spleen and pancreas to the left
What is ligament name for lesser Omentum and what are it’s attachments?
Gastrohepatic ligament
Attachments: posterior of the liver to the stomach
Attachment of gastro-lienal ligament
Between stomach and the spleen
Attachment of spleno-renal ligament
Between the spleen and the kidney
Quickly draw a rough diagram of the movement of viscera during development as liver enlarges.
See page 61 of green booklet
What is retro peritoneal organs?
As the alimentary tract enlarges and twist and turns, some of the mesentery blends to the posterior abdominal wall, and therefore those mesenteries are lost. Organs which loose their mesentery are said to be retro peritoneal organs
What are the two characteristics of retro peritoneal organs in terms of mobility and surgical access?
Relatively immobile and difficult to access surgically
What is primary retro peritoneal organs?
Organs which develop without a mesentery
Example of primary retro peritoneal organ…
The two kidneys