Rutherford Morrison called greater omentum as "abdominal policeman".
it is the largest peritoneal fold and is developed from dorsal mesogastrium. it is a long wide- fold of peritoneum often located with fat which hangs from greater curvature of stomach like an apron and conceals the viscera below stomach and liver.
one of the important functions of greater omentum is to limit the spread of infection and seal it off from surrounding areas.
To point where transverse colon attaches to the back side of the greater omentum.lesser omentum extends from the liver
The lesser omentum attaches from the inferior curvature of the stomach and the duodenum and attaches to the liver. This forms the omental bursa and contains (lesser omentum) the hepatic artery, portal vein and parts of the bile duct system.
Lesser omentum- hepatic artery, portal vein and parts of the bile duct system
Greater Omentum- Gastrocolic ligament to transverse colon, gastrosplenic ligament to spleen, gastrophrenic ligament to thoracic diaphragm and splenorenal ligament (from left kidney to spleen)
The greater and lesser omentum is a fold of tissue lining the abdomen. It stores fat easily.The greater sits in front of the stomach and the lesser covers the liver. If they greater is especially large the term "beer belly" comes to mind. Both of these are for fat storage and protection for the abdominal organs. It appears to look like an apron.
It is an extension of the peritoneum that forms a double fold of tissue between the stomach and liver. It is found inferior to the liver.
These are protective layers that migrate to areas of injury or damage and attract inflammatory cells to induce healing.
Greater & lesser omentum, Falciform ligament, and MesenteryVisceral Peritoneum, Parietal Peritoneum, and MesenteryThe top, the middle, and the left side.mesentery and greater omentum
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Greater Omentum
Greater & lesser omentum, Falciform ligament, and MesenteryVisceral Peritoneum, Parietal Peritoneum, and MesenteryThe top, the middle, and the left side.mesentery and greater omentum
The greater omentum is located in the stomach. It is like an apron that extends from the greater curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon. Its purpose is for fat deposition, immune contribution, and infection and wound isolation. The lesser omentum, on the other hand, extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach. There is no known function of the lesser omentum.
lesser omentum, greater omentum, and mesentery
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The greater omentum
The Greater Omentum
The lesser omentum - which is a membranous fatty tissue and part of the messentaries - attaches to the lesser curvature of the stomach, duodenum, and liver.
The attachments of the greater omentum are: # The Dorsal Abdominal Wall # The Greater Curvature of the Stomach
The lesser curvature of the stomach.
Lesser omentum
Lesser Omentum
Curvatures of the stomach:Lesser Curvature forms the right border of stomach, which extends from cardiac orifice to the pylorus. The lesser omentum is attached to lesser curvature and the liver. The lesser omentum forms the anterior boundary of the omental foramen and contains hepatic artery, portal vein and bile duct within its lower border.Greater Curvature extends from left of cardiac orifice, over dome of fundus, and along left border of stomach to the pylorus.The gastrosplenic ligament attaches to the upper part of the greater curvature and the greater omentum attaches to its lower part.