Peritoneum

Lab check list

? By the end of this lab students are expected to be able to identify the structures listed and to answer the related questions

? Esophagus:
? Parietal/ Visceral
? Extra peritoneal fat

? Peritoneal folds
? Greater omentum / Lesser omentum
? Falciform/ Teres/ Coronary/ Triangular ligaments (R & L)/ splenicorenal ligaments
? Mesentery of small intestine/ Transverse mesocolon/ Sigmoid mesocolon

? Peritoneal cavity:
? Greater and lesser sacs/ Epiploic foramen
? Intraperitoneal/ Extra-peritoneal/ Retroperitoneal
? Supracolic compartment/ infracolic compartment
? Retrocecal recess/ intersigmoid recess
? Subphrenic spaces/ subhepatic space/ Paracolic Gutters

Questions related to lab checklist
? The esophagus connects between two hallow viscera. Name them
? Which layer of peritoneum is supplied by autonomic nerves?
? The peritoneal layer sensitive to stretch and tear is ____________________
? The peritoneal layer sensitive to touch, pressure, or temperature is ____________________
? Name the opening between greater and lesser sacs
? Name the space posterior to stomach
? Name the organs that are located in retroperitoneal position, what organs are intraperitoneal?