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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 ...
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe peritoneum wraps around nearly every organ in the abdomen, providing many folds and spaces for the fluid to gather.
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∙ 9y agoThe layer of peritoneum that is in contact with the stomach, intestine and the other organs is visceral peritoneum. The other layer is called as parietal peritoneum.
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What is the abdominal cavity enclosed by?
The abdominal cavity is lined with a protective membrane termed the peritoneum. The inside wall is covered by the parietal peritoneum.
Which does not belong Mesentery frenulum greater omentum parietal peritoneum?
Frenulum for those of you in Ms. Devlin's anatomy class :D
The parietal pleural represents a serous membrane?
yes, the parietal pleura is a serous membrane. So is the visceral pleura for that matter, and the peritoneum as well.
What are 3 structurescontinuous with and representing modifications of the peritoneum?
Greater & lesser omentum, Falciform ligament, and MesenteryVisceral Peritoneum, Parietal Peritoneum, and MesenteryThe top, the middle, and the left side.mesentery and 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 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 cavity is in the abdominal cavity and between the parietal and visceral peritoneum?
The peritoneal cavity is the space between the visceral and parietal peritoneum in the abdominal cavity.
What are two layer of the peritoneum?
parietal peritoneum (lines cavity of abdomen)visceral peritoneum (next to organ)
What is the outer layer of the peritoneum that lines the interior of the abdominal wall?
parietal peritoneum
The layer of the peritoneum that lines the inner surfaces of the body wall is the?
parietal peritoneum
What is the outer layer of the peritoneum that lines the interior of abdominal wall?
parietal peritoneum
How can you describe the parietal layers of the peritoneum?
peritoneum an intestine layer it has ability to permeability
What lines the abdominal cavity?
parietal peritoneum
What is a fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum?
The mesentery is a fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall.
What does the parietal peritoneum cover?
it is in the abdominopelvic cavity
Is the mesentary is a fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum?
Yes.
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.
