- functions. The
mesocolon was
thought to be a
fragmented structure, with all
named parts—the ascending, transverse, descending, and
sigmoid mesocolons, the mesoappendix...
- channels. It is
found between the two
mesothelial layers that
separate the
mesocolon from the
underlying retroperitoneum. It was
first described by the Austrian...
- intestine, the
transverse mesocolon,
which attaches the back
portion of the
colon to the
abdominal wall, and the
sigmoid mesocolon which enfolds the sigmoid...
-
peritoneum and
whether they are
attached by
mesenteries (mensentery,
mesocolon).
Structures that are
intraperitoneal are
generally mobile,
while those...
-
Diagrams to
illustrate the
development of the
greater omentum and
transverse mesocolon Omental bursa Terms for
anatomical location Greater sac
Omental foramen...
-
pancreas by a
large and wide
duplicature of that membrane, the
transverse mesocolon. It is in relation, by its
upper surface, with the
liver and gall-bladder...
-
Diagrams to
illustrate the
development of the
greater omentum and
transverse mesocolon.
Omental bursa (Lesser sac)
Omental foramen (Epiploic foramen, Foramen...
-
peritoneum (and thus is not retroperitoneal),
which forms a
mesentery (sigmoid
mesocolon),
which diminishes in
length from the
center toward the ends of the loop...
-
posteriorly on
transverse colon at the site of
attachment of
transverse mesocolon. The
taenia omentalis is
situated posterolaterally in cae****, ascending...
- colon. The
peritoneal cavity is
divided by the
transverse colon (and its
mesocolon) into an
upper supracolic compartment, and a
lower infracolic compartment...
