529473852 | What does the parietal peritoneum line? | The external lining of the peritoneal cavity. (think just deep to the rectus sheath) | |
529473853 | What does the visceral peritoneum line? | The internal organs of the peritoneal cavity | |
529473854 | What connects the parietal peritoneum to the visceral peritoneum? | Mesentery | |
529473855 | Which peritoneum layer is innervated by general sensory fibers, causing pain? | Parietal peritoneum | |
529473856 | Which peritoneum is supplied by blood vessels and lymph drainage of the viscera? | Visceral peritoneum | |
529473857 | What are the intraperitoneal organs? | Stomach, 1st part of duodenum, liver, tail of pancreas, spleen, jejunum, ileum, transverse colon and sigmoid colon | |
529473858 | What are the retroperitoneal organs? | (posterior to peritoneum) Urinary, circulatory (aorta/VC), esophagus, 2-4th parts of duodenum, pancreas, ascending colon, descending colon, | |
529473859 | What is the term for organs that are covered with parietal peritoneum but not visceral peritoneum? | Secondarily retroperitoneal | |
529473860 | Excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity, often the result of inflammation of the peritoneum | ascites | |
529473861 | What is the name of the reflection of the peritoneum that is suspended from the greater curvature of the stomach? | greater omentum | |
529473862 | What is the purpose of the greater omentum? | Provides pathways for neurovascular structures and can prevent the spread of infection | |
529473863 | What happens to the greater omentum during development? | Fuses together to form single sheath | |
529473864 | What is the purpose of the lesser omentum? | Pathways for neurovascular structures | |
529473865 | What two ligaments make up the lesser omentum? | Hepatogastric and hepatoduodenal ligaments | |
529473866 | What divides the greater sac into the supracolic and infracolic compartments? | Transverse colon | |
529473867 | Where are the three recesses of the greater sac? | Subphrenic (between liver and diaphragm), Morison's pouch (below liver), Paracolic recesses on either side of colon | |
529473868 | Where is the lesser sac (omental bursa)? | Behind the liver, lesser omentum, and stomach | |
529473869 | Where is the omental foramen (epiploic foramen of Winslow)? | Behind hepatoduodenal ligament | |
529473870 | What can accumulate in the omental bursa (lesser sac)? | Loop of intestine (hernia), fluid | |
529473871 | What three things are found in the portal triad in the hepatoduodenal ligament? | Common bile duct, portal vein, proper hepatic artery | |
529473872 | What is found posteriorly within the portal triad? | Portal vein | |
529473873 | What suspends organs from body wall or connects organs to each other? | Mesentery | |
529473874 | What is the location of the posterior body wall when parietal peritoneum reflects and forms the double layer? | Root of the mesentery | |
529473875 | What does the root of the mesentery refer to? | Root of small intestine | |
529473876 | Name the 2 peritoneal ligaments connecting the spleen. | Gastrolienal and lienorenal | |
529473877 | Name the 2 peritoneal ligaments connecting the liver. | Falciform (liver to diaphragm and ab wall) and coronary (top, bare area of liver) | |
529473878 | Name the 2 peritoneal ligaments that are embryological remnants. | Ligamentum teres hepatis and ligamentum venosum | |
529473879 | About which vertebrae level is the celiac trunk? What does it supply? | T12; supplies the foregut (liver, stomach, spleen) | |
529473880 | About which vertebrae level is the superior mesenteric artery? What does it supply? | L1; supplies the midgut (SI, ascending LI, transverse LI) | |
529473881 | About which vertebrae level is the inferior mesenteric artery? What does it supply? | L3; supplies the hindgut (descending LI, rectum) | |
529473882 | Branches of celiac trunk/axis | Common hepatic a., splenic a., left gastric a. | |
529473883 | The celiac trunk splits to the common hepatic on the right side. What 3 things does the common hepatic then split into? | Proper hepatic (which splits again to L and R), right gastric a., gastroduodenal a. | |
529473884 | The celiac trunk splits to the splenic artery on the left side. What two branches does this form? | Short gastric a., left gastroepiploic a. | |
529473885 | What is the smallest branch of the celiac trunk and where does it run? | Left gastric artery, runs along lesser curvature | |
529473886 | What 6 branches does the superior mesenteric branch into? | Inf. pancreaticoduodenal, jejunal and ileal branches, middle colic a., right colic a., ileocolic a., appendicular a. | |
529473887 | What is another name for the marginal artery of the colon? | Artery of Drummond | |
529473888 | What 3 branches does the inferior mesenteric artery branch into? | Left colic, sigmoid, superior rectal (hindgut) |
S&D 2: peritoneal cavity Flashcards
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