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List and briefly describe the abdominal structures derived from the peritoneum:
Describe the
Small intestine mesentery:
Mesoappendix:
Transverse mesocolon:
Sigmoid mesocolon:
Describe the functions of the mesentery:
Describe the anatomy of this structure:
Describe the functions:
Describe the anatomy of this structure:
Name and describe 1:
Describe what runs in the inferior margin of 1:
Describe 2, 3 and 4:
Describe the ligaments extending from the spleen:
Describe how the abdominal viscera can be subdivided with respect to the transverse colon:
Describe how the infracolic compartment can be further subdivided:
Describe the location of the ascending and descending colon:
Describe the paracolic gutters and their clinical significance:
Describe how the divisions of the small intestine are recognized:
Describe the divisions of the peritoneal cavity:
Name the boundaries of the epiploic foramen/omental window:
Superior:
Inferior:
Anterior:
Posterior:
Name the ligaments which can be felt through the window in the lesser sac:
