Peritoneum components Flashcards
Coronary ligament
holds liver to the diaphragm
falciform ligament
attaches liver to anterior body wall
gastrophrenic ligament
esophagus to diaphragm
gastrosplenic ligament
surrounds short gastric vessels
hepatic triangular ligament
connects posterior part of the upper surface of the left lobe to the diaphragm
lesser omentum ligament
inferior aspect of liver and lesser curvature of stomach and duodenum
hepatoduodenal ligament
liver to duodenal (contains portal triad); part of lesser omentum
hepatogastric ligament
stomach to liver; part of lesser omentum
epiploic foramen
communication between greater and lesser sacs; part of lesser omentum
hepatorenal ligament
reflection of coronary ligament onto R kidney
splenorenal ligament
surrounds splenic vessels
phreniococolic ligament
from splenic flexure of colon to diaphragm
teres ligament
fetel umbilical vein
median umbilical fold
surrounds urachus (was connected to fetal bladder)
medial umbilical fold
surrounds obliterated umbilical arteries
lateral umbilical fold
surrounds inferior epigastric vessels (A and V)
rectouterine pouch
between rectum and uterus
rectovesical pouch
between vesical and rectum (males)
mesentary proper
surrounds branches of superior mesenteric vessels
sigmoid mesocolon
surrounds branches of inferior mesenteric vessels
transverse mesocolon
surrounds branches of middle colic vessels
greater omentum
attaches to greater curvature of the stomach and drapes over the GI system to anterior side of transverse colon.
gastrocolic ligament
stomach to colon; part of greater omentum
gastrosplenich
stomach to spleen; part of greater omentum
gastrophrenic
stomach to diaphragm; part of greater omentum
