Theme 1 - Lecture 2 Peritoneal cavity Flashcards
Endoderm
Majority of gut, including most of epithelium and glands of digestive tract
Mesoderm
Muscular layers
Ectoderm
Epithelium at extremities of tract(cranial and caudal)
What is the primitive gut formed as a result of?
- Cranial-caudal
- Lateral
Which membranes close the cranial and caudal ends at 4 weeks
- Bucco-pharyngeal
- Cloacal
What does the foregut contain?
- Oesophagus
- Stomach
- Proximal half duodenum
- Liver
- Pancreas
What does the midgut contain?
- Distal half duodenum
- Jejunum
- Ileum
- Cecum
- Asc +3/4 transv.colon
What does the hindgut contain?
- 1/4 transv + desc + sigmoid colon and rectum
What is a mesentery?
Formed by a double layer of peritoneum
Purpose of mesentery?
- Suspends gut organs
- Pathway for blood, innervation, lymphatics etc to reach the gut
- Ventral mesentery degenerates during development, except for foregut
What does the dorsal mesentery give rise to?
- Gastrosplenic ligament
- Lienorenal ligament
- Greater omentum
- Mesentery of small and large intestine
What does the ventral mesentery give rise to?
(foregut)
Ligaments around the liver
Falciform ligament
Lesser omentum
Describe lesser omentum
- Attaches lesser curvature stomach to back of liver
- Has a free edge
Where does inguinal ligament attach from and to?
From ASIS to pubic tubercle
What are the attachments of the external oblique?
- Originates from ribs 5-12, and
- Inserts into iliac crest and pubic tubercle