Peritoneum and GI tract Relationships Flashcards
what is intraperitoneal and what types of peritonuem does it have?
within the peritoneum and its layers and parietal peritoneum and visceral peritoneum
when there is two layers of visceral peritoneum what it is called?
mesentery - suspends organs from body wall
what are some examples of intraperitoneal organs?
stomach, liver, duodenum (1st part), small intestine (jejunum and ileum), spleen, cecum, appendix, transverse and sigmoid colon
what are some examples of retroperitoneal organs?
kidneys, ureters, aorta, IVC, sympathetic trunks
what is it called when organ once had a mesentery and then in final development the mesentery coiled up and brought organ back to body wall?
secondarily peritoneal
what are some examples of secondary peritoneal?
pancrease, duodenum (2,3,4th part) ascending colon, descending colon, rectum
why is the pouch of Morrison clinically significant? What is it?
if a patient is laying supine, you can get a collection of fluid there
its a space between the liver and kidney (and a little of the right colic flexure)
what is supra colic/infracolic?
above/below the transverse colon
What is • Omental foramen = epiploic foramen of Wimslow ?
entrance to the lesser sac
where is the rectal vesical pouch?
in males, between bladder and rectum
where is the rectouterine pouch (of Douglas)?
females, between rectum and uterus
where is the vesico-uterine pouch
females, between bladder and uterus
what’s in the portal triad?
- proper hepatic artery
- hepatic portal vein
- common bile duct
- lymphatic vessels
- branch of the vagus nerve
whats in the mesentery?
- Nerves
- Blood and lymp vessels
- Sometimes secretory ducts of glands
where is the lesser sac?
posterior to lesser omentum
