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The peritoneum is the largest serous membrane of the body that consists of a layer of simple squamous epithelium with an underlying supporting layer of areolar connective tissue. There are five major peritoneal folds such as greater omentum, falciform ligament, lesser omentum, mesentery and mesocolon.
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What are peritoneal folds?
covering folds of peritoneum
What connects the folds of the small intestine to the abdominal wall?
Peritoneum
How can you describe the parietal layers of the peritoneum?
peritoneum an intestine layer it has ability to permeability
Where is the parietal peritoneum?
The peritoneum is the serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity or the coelom-it covers most of the intra-abdominal (or coelomic)organs ...
What is the double-layered folds of peritoneum that support portions of the small intestine?
The Greater Omentum
Describe how the peritoneum and mesenteries are associated with the organs in the abdominal cavity?
The mesentery proper (i.e. the original definition) refers to the peritoneum responsible for connecting the jejunum and ileum, parts of the small intestine, to the back wall of the abdomen.[1]
What are two layer of the peritoneum?
parietal peritoneum (lines cavity of abdomen)visceral peritoneum (next to organ)
What is peritoneum in brave new world?
sow's peritoneum
What is the membrane surrounding the uterus?
Folds of peritoneum anchor and support the uterus in the pelvic cavity. Laterally the peritoneum extends from the anterior and posterior uterine surfaces to the lateral pelvic wall. This peritoneal extension is the broad ligament, which not only supports the uterus but also encloses the uterine tubes.
What peritoneum lines the body wall?
The abdominal cavity holds the bulk of the viscera. It is lined with a protective membrane termed the peritoneum. The front of the viscera is covered with a layer of peritoneum called the greater omentum.
What are the inner folds of the stomach called?
The leftover of your lunch ;D The stomach, as an organ, doesn't have a term to refer to the inside of it, as far as I know. In conversation, 'the inside of the stomach' will usually suffice in describing the inside of the stomach. Hardly detailed, but meh.
What is viseral peritoneum?
The peritoneum is a thin, translucent membrane that covers the internal abdominal body wall and the abdominal organs. The visceral peritoneum is the part of the peritoneum that is adhered to the visceral (abdominal) organs such as the liver, stomach, intestines, etc. The rest of the peritoneum that is adhered to the body wall is called the parietal peritoneum.
