- The
greater omentum (also the
great omentum,
omentum majus,
gastrocolic omentum, epiploon, or,
especially in non-human animals, caul) is a
large apron-like...
- Look up
omentum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Omentum (Latin for 'apron') is a
medical term
referring to
layers of
peritoneum that
surround abdominal...
- The
lesser omentum (small
omentum or
gastrohepatic omentum) is the
double layer of
peritoneum that
extends from the
liver to the
lesser curvature of the...
- It has the
following borders: anterior: the free
border of the
lesser omentum,
known as the
hepatoduodenal ligament. This has two
layers and
within these...
- "omenta": The
lesser omentum (or hepatogastric) is
attached to the
lesser curvature of the
stomach and the liver. The
greater omentum (or gastrocolic) hangs...
-
abdominal cavity and lies
behind the
transverse colon and the
greater omentum. The
mesentery becomes attached to the
colon at the
gastrointestinal margin...
-
traditional sausage that
originated in Cyprus. It is made from caul fat, or
omentum, the
membrane that
surrounds the
stomach of pig or lamb, to wrap the ingredients...
- part of the
peritoneal cavity that is
formed by the
lesser and
greater omentum.
Usually found in mammals, it is
connected with the
greater sac via the...
- The
hepatoduodenal ligament is the
portion of the
lesser omentum extending between the
porta hepatis of the
liver and the
superior part of the duodenum...
- Neck of
gallbladder Hepatoduodenal ligament (lesser
omentum)
Inferior Neck of
pancreas Greater omentum Head of
pancreas The
second part, or
descending part...
