PERITONEUM AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES

Question 1

Serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and covering viscera.

Answer 1

Peritoneum and Associated Structures
Peritoneum

Question 2

Covers the surface of abdominal organs.

Answer 2

Visceral peritoneum

Question 3

Lines the abdominal wall.

Answer 3

Parietal peritoneum

Question 4

Double-layered peritoneum suspending intestines from the dorsal wall.

Answer 4

Mesentery

Question 5

Fold of peritoneum connecting stomach to other abdominal organs.

Answer 5

Omentum

Question 6

Part of the lesser omentum between liver and duodenum.

Answer 6

Hepatoduodenal ligament

Question 6

Peritoneal fold attaching liver to ventral body wall.

Answer 6

Falciform ligament

Question 7

Connects the left kidney and spleen.

Answer 7

Renosplenic ligament