Topic 15: Digestive System - Peritoneum Flashcards
1
Q
What are the serous membranes of the peritoneum? (3)
A
- Visceral peritoneum (against organ wall)
- Parietal peritoneum (against abdominal cavity wall)
2
Q
What is the peritoneal cavity filled with?
A
serous fluid
3
Q
What is the serosa between the organs?
A
- sheet of 2 fused visceral peritoneum layers
4
Q
What does the serosa between the organs contain?
A
blood/lymph vessels and nerves
5
Q
What are the folds in the peritoneum called?
A
- omenta
- in lecture, they store fat
6
Q
What is the greater omentum? (2)
A
- fatty apron
- has fat for protection, insulation and energy reserve
7
Q
What does the greater omentum cover? (2)
A
- transverse colon
- small intestine
8
Q
What is the function of the lesser omentum?
A
- suspends stomach from liver
9
Q
What is the mesentary of the peritoneum?
A
- double layer of parietal peritoneum
10
Q
What is the function of the mesentary?
A
- suspends small intestine from cavity wall
11
Q
What does retroperitoneal mean?
A
- behind the peritoneum
in lecture, pancreas and duodenum are
12
Q
Peritoneum only lines one side. Which is it? (2)
A
anterior = parietal peritoneum
posterior = CT (adventitia)
13
Q
What is peritonitis?
A
- inflammation of the peritoneum
14
Q
What causes peritonitis? (2)
A
- burst appendix
- wounds, etc.
