The Abdomen Flashcards
What is the peritoneum
Serous membrane forming the lining of the abdominal cavity
What communicates through the peritoneum in the female
The uterine tube (peritoneum fully enclosed in the male)
What is connecting peritoneum
Double sheets of peritoneum extending between organs or connecting them to parietal peritoneum
What organ is found in the retroperitoneum
The kidneys
What is the most specialized serous fold in the body
The greater omentum
What is the epiploic foramen
An opening into the omental bursa
Name 3 parts of the duodenum
Descending, caudal flexure and ascending
What are the 2 peritoneal attachments of the duodenum
Mesoduodenum and duodenocolic fold
Where can the antimesenteric blood vessels be found
The ileum
What lobes of the liver is associated with the gall bladder
Quadrate lobe and right medial lobe
What are the two lobes of the pancreas
Left (greater curvature) and right (duodenum)
Where does the right kidney sit
More cranial, between L1-L3
In which lobe of the liver is the renal fossa
The caudate process of the caudate lobe
Where is the bladder found
The floor of the pelvic inlet
Where are the adrenal glands found in respect to the kindeys
Craniomedially
