lecture 5 - peritoneum, oesophagus & stomach Flashcards
What are the 9 divions of the abdomen (top right to bottom left)?
Right hypochondrium, epigastrium region, left hypochondrium, right lumbar/flank, periumbilical region, left lumbar/flank, right iliac fossa, hypogastrium/suprpubic region, left iliac fossa
What 2 lines divide the abdomen into 3 parts vertically?
Midclavicular lines
What 2 planes divide the abdomen into 3 parts horizontally?
Subcostal plane, intertubercular plane
What landmarks mark the edges of the interubercular plane?
Anterior Superior Iliac Spines
Where is the transpyloric plane?
Horizontally across the abdomen, passing through the pylorus of the stomach
What are the 2 divisions of the omentum?
Greater, lesser
Where is the greater omentum located?
Hangs like an apron off the greater curvature of the stomach, and hangs down anteriorly to the intestines
Where is the lesser omentum located?
Connecting the liver and stomach
What is omentum?
A structure made up of a fold of visceral peritoneum that connects the stomach to other abdominal organs
What is mesentery?
A fold of the parietal peritoneum that attaches the organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen
What are the 2 layers of the peritoneum?
Visceral (inner), parietal (outer)
How can organs that are not covered by peritoneum be described?
Retroperitoneal
What are the omental sacs?
Spaces formed by the greater and lesser omenta
What is the alternative name for the lesser sac?
The omental bursa
Where is the omental bursa/lesser sac located?
Posterior to the stomach, inferior to the liver, anterior to the pancreas
