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Question 1

What is the relation between the abdominal cavity and peritoneum?

Answer 1

It contains th peritoneal cavity and the retroperitoneal space

Question 2

What does the dorsal mesentery suspend?

What does it form?

Answer 2

Suspends the intestine along the abdominal wall. (makes sense since the intestine is down)

Forms: Greater omentum, transverse and sigmoid mesocolon, mesentery proper

Question 3

What does the ventral mesentery divide on?

Answer 3

lesser omentum and falciform ligament

Question 4

List the intraperotneal organs?

Answer 4

Cecum, Gallbladder ,Uterus
Salted SPRSS

S: stomach

A: appendix

L: liver

T: transverse colon

D: duodenum (first part)

S: small intestines (jejunum and ileum)

P: pancreas (only tail)

R: rectum (upper third)

S: spleen

S: sigmoid colon

Question 5

What are the two ligaments of the lesser omentum?

Answer 5

Hepatogastric ligament

Hepatoduodenal ligament

Question 6

What is the opening that connects the greater and lesser sac?

Answer 6

Epiploic (Wilsows) foramen

Question 7

What are the borders of the epiploic (wilsons) pouch?

Answer 7

Anteriorly: The free border of the hepatoduodenal ligament containg the Portal triad DVA.

Posteriorly IVC

Superiorly: Caudate lobe of the liver

Inferiorly: 1st part of the duodenum

Question 8

What are the deepest parts of the periotneal cavity in the supine and upright postion?

Answer 8

Supine: Hepatorenal recces (morisons pouch)

Upright: Rectouterine or Rectovesical pouch (Dougals pouch)

Question 9

What is peronitis? What are its symptoms?

Answer 9

it is the inflamamtion of the peritonium

Symptoms: Spasm of the anterolateral abdomen

High body temp (39-40)

Lecocytosis

Question 10

What is Ascites?

Answer 10

Abdormal accmulation of abnormal fluid inside the peritonium

Question 11

What is done to treat ascites?
Where is it done?

Answer 11

Paracentsis

It is done: Linea alba under the umblicus

Question 12

What does the portal triad consist of?

Answer 12

VAD

Portal vein

Left Hepatic artery

Common bile duct

Question 13

What are the retroperitoneal organs?

Answer 13

SAD PUCKERB

S: Suprarenal gland
A: Aorta and IVC
D: Duodenum (Except 1st part)
P: Pancreas (Except tail)
U: Urters
C: Colon (Ascending and descending colon)
K: Kidneys
E: Esophagus
R: Rectum
B: Bladder

Question 14

What are the mesenteries?

Answer 14

Mesentery  Transverse mesocolon  Sigmoid mesocolon  Mesoappendix