Root of the mesentery
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Root of the mesentery
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| Diagram devised by Delépine to show the lines along which the peritoneum leaves the wall of the abdomen to invest the viscera. | |
| Latin | radix mesenterii |
| Gray's | subject #256 1157 |
The root of the mesentery (or mesenteric root)—the part connected with the structures in front of the vertebral column—is narrow, about 15 cm. long, and is directed obliquely from the duodenojejunal flexure at the left side of the second lumbar vertebra to the right sacroiliac articulation.
External links
- Histology at University of Minnesota
- peritoneum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- jejunumileum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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