Class 3 - Station 2: Peritoneal Folds and Disposition of Viscera Flashcards

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What periotneal fold are the hepatogastric and hepatoduodenal ligaments a part of?

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Lesser omentum

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What is the falciform ligament?

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Ligament that attaches the liver to the body wall

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What forms the free border of the falciform ligament?

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Ligamentum teres

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What is the free border (ligamentum teres) an embryonic remnant of?

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Left umbilical vein

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How many layers of peritoneum are present in the greater omentum?

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4

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Why is the greater omentum known as the abdominal policeman?

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  • When inflammation of the intestines occurs…
  • Inflammatory exudates attract the greater omentum to the area of inflammation and it wraps itself around it
  • This is a protective mechanism to stop generalised peritonitis from occuring
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What are the paracolic gutters? And why are they significant?

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Areas next to the colon. Can collect fluid and aid in the movement of infected fluid during peritonitis.

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List three abdominal viscera that are connected by a mesentery

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  • Jejunum (sup. mesentery)
  • Ileum (sup. mesentery)
  • Colon (mesocolon)
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