subdivisions of peritoneal cavity

Question 1

What does the transverse mesocolon divide the stomach into?

Answer 1

two compartments:
supracolic compartmet
infracolic compartment

Question 2

what does the supra colic compartment contain?

Answer 2

Contains stomach, liver, spleen.

Above transverse mesocolon.

Question 3

what does the infra colic compartment contain?

Answer 3

– Contains small intestines, ascending, and descending colon.
Below transverse mesocolon.

Question 4

What is the infra colic compartment divided into?

Answer 4

right and left infra colic spaces

mesentery of small intestine

Question 5

What gives free communication between the infra/supracolic compartments?

Answer 5

paracolic gutters

Question 6

What is the omental bursa (lesser sac)?

Answer 6

sac like cavity located behind the stomach and the lesser omentum

Question 7

What recess does the lesser sac have?

Answer 7

superior recess (limited by diaphragm and posterior coronary ligament of the liver)
inferior recess (between superior parts of the of the layers of the greater omentum?

Question 8

What does the omental bursa allow?

Answer 8

allows free movement of the stomach on underlying structures

Question 9

what is the epiploic foramen (foramen of winslow)?

Answer 9

opening posterior to the free edge of the lesser omentum (hepatoduodenal ligament)

Question 10

what is the portal triad?

Answer 10

the hepatoduodenal ligament:
the hepatic portal vein 
hepatic artery 
bile duct
can be pinched off with fingers 
anterior border of the lesser sac