Peritoneum and peritoneal cavity Flashcards
Some organs are originally not retroperitoneal but become retro, these are secondarily retroperitoneal
Which mesoderm does the parietal and visceral layer of the peritoneum derive
Parietal - Somatic mesoderm
Visceral - Splanchnic mesoderm
What is the name of the areolar tissue between the parietal peritoneum and the abdominal wall
Extraperitoneal tissue
Stomach
Appendix
Liver
Transverse Colon
Duodenum - first part
Small intestine - Ileum and Jejunum
Pancreas - TAil
Rectum
Spleen
Sigmoid Colon
Mnemonic - SALTD SPURRS ( Salted Spurs)
The parietal layer of the peritoneum is derived from which mesoderm?
The somatic mesoderm
The visceral layer of the peritoneum is derived from which mesoderm?
Splanchnic mesoderm
Which organs are retroperitoneal
Supraarenal Gland
Aorta
Duodenum
Pancreas
Ureter
Colon - Ascending and Descending
Kidney
Eosophagus
Rectum
Mnemonic - SAD PUCKER
WHat are the secondary retroperitoneal organs
Pancreas
Colon - Ascending and Descending
Duodenum
Mnemonic - Pussy Cat Dolls
Which part of the lesser omentum contains the portal triads
The hepatododenal ligament
WHich structure allows for the communication of the lesser sac and greater sac
Omental Foramen
What is the other name for the lesser sac
Omental bursa
What is the largest mesentery in the body
The mesentery of the msall intestines
What connects the transverse and sigmoid colon to the posterior abdominal wall
The transverse mesocolon
Sigmoid mesocolon
What are the two ways of dividing the peritoneal cavity
Greater and Lesser Sac
Supracolic and Infracolic compartment
Which structure is referred to as the policeman of the gut and why
The greeater omentum
Because it contains fixed macrophages , and helps limit the spread of infections in the cavity
What structures contains the portal triad
The hepatoduodenal ligament
NAme the peritoneal ligaments
Hepatogastric
Hepatoduodenal
Gastrosplenic
Gastrophrenic
Lienorenal
Falciform
