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The Peritoneum And Retroperitoneum Flashcards

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Peritoneal cavity

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Potential space between the partial and visceral peritoneum

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Peritoneal cavity extends from

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Abdomen to pelvis

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What is different about the female peritoneal cavity vs male

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Female has an opening by fallopian tubes makes is fully closed

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Peritoneal cavity contains a small amount of _____ fluid

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Serous

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What is the peritoneum (function and layers)

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Serous membrane
Supportive layer to anchor structures, lubrictaed, wards off infection
Parietal and visceral layers

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Intraperitoneal organs (7)

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Liver (not bare area)
Gallbladder
Spleen
Stomach
Ovaries
First part duodenum
Transverse colon

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Peritoneal folds (2)

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Mesenteries
Omentum

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Mesenteries (what/gunction)

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Peritoneal folds connecting small and large bowel to post abdominal wall
Prevents twisting

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Mesenteries support ____, ____ and ___

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vessels
lymph
nerves

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Mesenteries include

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Mesentery
Mesocolon

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Mesentery (what/shape/encloses)

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Double layered fold
Large and fan shaped
Enclosed Jejunum and ileum

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Mesentery connects _____ bowel to _____

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Above
Post abdominal wall

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Mesocolon (what and two types)

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Peritoneum attached to the colon
Transverse/sigmoid Mesocolon

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Transverse Mesocolon

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Connects transverse colon to post abdominal wall

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Sigmoid Mesocolon

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Attaches sigmoid to posterior abdominal wall

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What is the omentum and where does it extend from/to

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Double layer of peritoneum
Extends from stomach to intraabdominal sites

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2 main folds of omentum

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Greater omentum
Lesser omentum

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Greater omentum is a ____ fold that connects the _______ of the stomach and _______

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Apron like
Greater curvature
Transverse colon

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Greater omentum from stomach drapes _______ over transverse colon and intestine. Turns ______ and then _____ to attach to transverse colon

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Inferiorly and anteriorly
Posterior
Superior

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Lesser omentum Connects _________ and _________ to the ______ surface of the _____

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Lesser curvature of stomach
1st part of the duodenum
Visceral
Liver

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What are peritoneal sacs and what are the two

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Large potential sacs
Greater sac
Lesser sac

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Greater sac extends from _____ to ______ and communicates with _______ in ______ region

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Diaphragm
Pelvis
Lesser sac
Epigastric

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Greater sac is ______ to lesser sac superior, _____ to lesser sac inferiorly, surrounds ______ inferiorly, superior to _______

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Anterior
Posterior
Small bowel
pelvic structures

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Greater sac is ______ to lesser sac superior, _____ to lesser sac inferiorly, surrounds ______ inferiorly, superior to _______

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Anterior
Posterior
Small bowel
pelvic structures

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Lesser sac AKA
Omental bursa
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Lesser sac is ____ to stomach and _____ to pancreas
Posterior Anterior
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Opening between sacs four names and which two are most common
Neck Epiploic foramen Foramen of Winslow Omental foramen 2/3 most coming
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What aligns with the anterior margin of opening between two sacs
Portal triad at ports hepatis
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What are the two major compartments of the abdomen
Supracolic Infra complications
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What are the compartments of the supracolic compartment
Subphrenic Subhepatic
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What are the compartments of the infracolic compartment
Paracolic gutters pelvic reflections
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What is the subphrenic space
Part of supracolic compartment Between diaphragm and anterior and superior diaphragmatic surface of liver
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What is the boundary for the right and left spaces of the subphrenic space
Falciform ligament
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What is the subhepatic space (right includes ____, left is anterior to ______)
Inferior to visceral surface of the liver Morison’s pouch Antrum of the stomach
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What separates the two compartments of the abdomen
Transverse Mesocolon
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What is Morison’s pouch (anterior to ____ and posterior to _____)
Right posterior subhepatic space Most dependent part of subhepatic space Right kidney Right lobe of liver
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Right paracolic gutter is space between and part of what compartment
Space between ascending colon and right lateral abdominal wall Infracolic compartment
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Left paracolic gutter space between and part of what compartment
Space between descending colon and left lateral abdominal wall Infracolic compartment
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Ascites
Fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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Retroperitoneal structures (8)
Kidneys Ureters Adrenals Pancreas Duodenum (2/3/4 parts) Aorta IVC Ascending/descending colon
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The Retroperitoneum is ______ to peritoneal cavity, _______ to transversalis fascia, and extends from the _____ to the _____
Posterior Anterior Diaphragm Pelvic brim
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3 potential spaces of of the retroperitoneum
Anterior pararenal space Posterior pararenal space Perirenal space
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Anterior pararenal space location
Immediately post to peritoneum Between parietal peritoneum of post cavity and anterior renal fascia
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What is different about the anterior pararenal space
Crosses the midline
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What does the anterior pararenal space contain (3)
Ascending and descending colon 2,3,4 part of duodenum Head of body and pancreas
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Perirenal space enclosed by ______, contains ______
Renal fascia Perirenal fat
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Perirenal space surrounds (4)
Kidneys Adrenal glands Lymph nodes Blood vessels
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Renal fascia AKA
Gerota’s fascia
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Posterior pararenal space is _____ to renal fascia, between ______ and ______ of abdominal wall
Posterior Posterior renal fascia Transversalis fascia
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Posterior pararenal space contains
No solid organs and a little fat
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What are the two layers of the peritoneum
Parietal and visceral
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What fold of the peritoneum attaches small intestine to the posterior wall
Mesentery
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What space lies poster and inferior tk the right liver and anterior to the right kidney
Morrison’s pouch
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What structure divided the left and right subphrenic spaces
Falciform lig
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What structure divides the supra and infracolic compartments
Transverse mesocolon
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Which Retroperitoneal spaced communities across the midline
Anterior pararenal
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Where is the lesser sac located
Post to stomach Ant to pancreas

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