The peritoneum
General features
 The peritoneum is a thin serous membrane
that line the walls of the abdominal and
pelvic cavities and cover the organs within
these cavities
 Parietal peritoneum -lines the walls of
the abdominal and pelvic cavities
 Visceral peritoneum -covers the organs
 Peritoneal cavity -the potential space
between the parietal and visceral layer of
peritoneum, in the mail, is a closed sac, but
in the female, there is a communication
with the exterior through the uterine tubes,
the uterus, and the vagina
Function
 Secretes a lubricating
serous fluid that
continuously moistens
the associated organs
 Absorb
 Support viscera
The relationship between viscera and peritoneum
 Intraperitoneal viscera -viscera completely surrounded by peritoneum, example,
stomach, superior part of duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, vermiform appendix,
transverse and sigmoid colons, spleen and ovary
 Interperitoneal viscera -most part of viscera surrounded by peritoneum,
example, liver, gallbladder, ascending and descending colon, upper part of rectum,
urinary bladder and uterus
 Retroperitoneal viscera-some organs lie on the posterior abdominal wall and
are covered by peritoneum on their anterior surfaces only, example, kidney,
suprarenal gland, pancreas, descending and horizontal parts of duodenum, middle
and lower parts of rectum, and ureter
Intraperitoneal viscera
Interperitoneal viscera
Retroperitoneal viscera
Interperitoneal viscera
Structures which are formed by peritoneum
Omentum -
two-layered fold of
peritoneum that
extends from stomach
to adjacent organs
Lessor omentum -two-
layered fold of peritoneum
which extends from porta
hepatis to lesser curvature of
stomach and superior part of
duodenum
 Hepatogastric ligament
-extends from porta hepatis to
lesser curvature of stomach
 Hepatoduodenal ligament
 Extends from porta hepatis to
superior part of duodenum
 Contains common bile duct,
proper hepatic a. and hepatic
portal v.
Omental foramen
 Behind the right border of
hepatoduodenal ligament
 Superior-caudate lobe of
liver
 Inferior-superior part of
duodenum
 Anterior-hepatodudenal
ligament
 Posterior-peritoneum
covering the inferior vena
cava
Greater omentum
-four-layered fold of peritoneum,
the anterior two layers descend
from the greater curvature of
stomach and superior part of
duodenum and hangs down like
an apron in front of coils of small
intestine, and then turns upward
and attaches to the transverse
colon. If an infection occurs in
the intestine, plasma cells
formed in the lymph nodes
combat the infection and help
prevent it from spreading to the
peritoneum.
Lessor omentum
Greater omentum
Omental bursa
Position-situated behind the lesser
omentum and stomach
Walls
 Superior-peritoneum which covers the
caudate lobe of liver and diaphragm
 Anterior-formed by lesser omentum,
peritoneum of posterior wall of stomach,
and anterior two layers of greater
omentum
 Inferior-conjunctive area of anterior
and posterior two layers of greater
omentum
 Posterior-formed by posterior two
layers of greater omentum, transverse
colon and transverse mesocolon,
peritoneum covering pancreas, left
kidney and suprarenal gland
 Left-formed by the
spleen, gastrosplenic
ligamentand
splenorenal ligament
 Right-formed by
omental foramen
The Omental bursa (lesser
sac) communicates with
the greater sac through
the omental foramen.
Mesenteries or mesocolons-
two-layered fold of peritoneum
that attach part of the
intestines to the posterior
abdominal wall
Mesentery -suspends the
small intestine from the
posterior abdominal wall
 Broad and a fan-shaped
 Consists of two peritoneal
layers
 Intestinal border-folded, 7
m long
 Radix of mesentery
 15 cm long
 Directed obliquely from left
side of L2 to in front of right
sacroiliac joint
Mesoappendix
 Triangular mesentery-
extends from terminal part
of ileum to appendix
 Appendicular artery runs
in free margin of the
mesoappendix
Transverse mesocolon
-a double fold of
peritoneum which connects
the transverse colon to the
posterior abdominal wall
Sigmoid mesocolon
-inverted V-shaped, with
apex located in front of left
ureter and division of
common iliac artery
Ligaments -two-layered
folds of peritoneum that
attached the lesser mobile
solid visera to the abdominal
wall
Ligaments of liver
 Falciform ligament of liver
 Consists of double peritoneal
layer
 Extends from anterior
abdominal wall (umbilicus) to
live
 Free border of ligament site of
ligamentum teres
 Coronary ligament
-the area between upper
and lower parts of the
coronary ligament is the
bare area of live, this area
is devoid of peritoneum and
lies in contract with the
diaphragm
 Left and right triangular
ligaments -formed by
right extremity of coronary
ligament and left leaf of
falciform ligament,
respectively
 Hepatogastric ligament
 Hepatoduodenal ligament
 Ligamentum teres hepatis
Ligaments of spleen
 Gastrosplenic ligament -a double layer of peritoneum that
connects the fundus of stomach to hilum of spleen. In this double
layer of peritoneum are the short gastric and left gastroepiploic
vessels
 Splenorenal ligament -extends between the hilum of spleen and
anterior aspect of left kidney. The splenic vessels lies within this
ligament, as well as the tail of pancreas
 Phrenicosplenic ligament
 Splenocolic ligament
Ligaments of stomach
 Hepatogastric ligament
 Gastrosplenic ligament
 Gastrophrenic ligament
 Gastrocolic ligament
 Gastropancrestic ligament
Folds and recesses of posterior abdominal wall
 Superior duodenal
fold and recess
 Inferior duodenal fold
and recess
 Intersigmoid recess
-formed by the
inverted V attachment
of sigmoid mesocolon
 Retrocecal recess
-in which the appendix
frequenty lies
 Hepatorenal recess
-lies between the right
lobe of liver, right
kidney, and right colic
flexure, and is the
lowest parts of the
peritoneal cavity when
the subject is supine
Folds and fossas of anterior abdominal wall
 Medial umbilical fold -
contain the remnant of
urachus (median umbilical
ligaments)
 Medial umbilical fold -
contains remnants of the
umbilical arteries (medial
umbilical ligaments)
 Lateral umbilical fold -
contains the inferior epigastric
vessels
 Supravesical fossa
 Medial inguinal fossa
 Lateral inguinal fossa
Pouches
 In male-rectovesical
pouch
 In female
 Rectouterine pouch
-between rectum and
uterus
 Vesicouterine pouch
-between bladder and
uterus
Peritoneal subdivisions
The transverse colon and transverse
mesocolon divides the greater sac
into supracolic and infracolic
compartments.
Supracolic
compartments (subphrenic
space)-lies between diaphragm
and transverse colon and
transverse mesocolon
Suprahepatic recess lies
between the diaphragm and live-
the falciform ligament divides it into
right and left suprahepatic recesses
 Left suprahepatic
recesses
 left anterior suprahepatic
spaces
 left posterior
suprahepatic spaces
 Right suprahepatic
recesses
 right anterior
suprahepatic spaces
 right posterior
suprahepatic spaces
 bare area of live
(extraperitoneal space)
Infrahepatic recess lies
between the live and
transverse colon and
transverse mesocolon-the
ligamentum teres hepatic
divides it into right and left
infrahepatic recesses
 Right infrahepatic
recesses (hepatorenal
recess)
 Left infrahepatic recesses
 left anterior infrahepatic space
 left posterior infrahepatic space
Infracolic compartments
-lies below the transverse colon
and transverse mesocolon
 Right paracolic sulcus (gutter)
-lies lateral to the ascending colon.
It communicates with the
hepatorenal recess and the pelvic
cavity. It provides a route for the
spread of infection between the
pelvic and the upper abdominal
region.
 Left paracolic sulcus (gutter)
-lies lateral to the descending
colon. It is separated from the area
around the spleen by the
phrenicocolic ligament, a fold of
peritoneum that passes from the
colic flexure to the diaphragm.
 Right mesenteric sinus
-triangular space, lies between root
of mesentery, ascending colon, right
2/3 of transverse colon and
transverse mesocolon
 Left mesenteric sinus
-lies between root of mesentery,
descending colon, right 1/3 of
transverse colon and transverse
mesocolon, its widens below where
it is continuous with the cavity of the
pelvis

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    General features  Theperitoneum is a thin serous membrane that line the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities and cover the organs within these cavities  Parietal peritoneum -lines the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities  Visceral peritoneum -covers the organs  Peritoneal cavity -the potential space between the parietal and visceral layer of peritoneum, in the mail, is a closed sac, but in the female, there is a communication with the exterior through the uterine tubes, the uterus, and the vagina
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    Function  Secretes alubricating serous fluid that continuously moistens the associated organs  Absorb  Support viscera
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    The relationship betweenviscera and peritoneum  Intraperitoneal viscera -viscera completely surrounded by peritoneum, example, stomach, superior part of duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, vermiform appendix, transverse and sigmoid colons, spleen and ovary  Interperitoneal viscera -most part of viscera surrounded by peritoneum, example, liver, gallbladder, ascending and descending colon, upper part of rectum, urinary bladder and uterus  Retroperitoneal viscera-some organs lie on the posterior abdominal wall and are covered by peritoneum on their anterior surfaces only, example, kidney, suprarenal gland, pancreas, descending and horizontal parts of duodenum, middle and lower parts of rectum, and ureter Intraperitoneal viscera Interperitoneal viscera Retroperitoneal viscera
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    Structures which areformed by peritoneum Omentum - two-layered fold of peritoneum that extends from stomach to adjacent organs
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    Lessor omentum -two- layeredfold of peritoneum which extends from porta hepatis to lesser curvature of stomach and superior part of duodenum  Hepatogastric ligament -extends from porta hepatis to lesser curvature of stomach  Hepatoduodenal ligament  Extends from porta hepatis to superior part of duodenum  Contains common bile duct, proper hepatic a. and hepatic portal v.
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    Omental foramen  Behindthe right border of hepatoduodenal ligament  Superior-caudate lobe of liver  Inferior-superior part of duodenum  Anterior-hepatodudenal ligament  Posterior-peritoneum covering the inferior vena cava
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    Greater omentum -four-layered foldof peritoneum, the anterior two layers descend from the greater curvature of stomach and superior part of duodenum and hangs down like an apron in front of coils of small intestine, and then turns upward and attaches to the transverse colon. If an infection occurs in the intestine, plasma cells formed in the lymph nodes combat the infection and help prevent it from spreading to the peritoneum.
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    Omental bursa Position-situated behindthe lesser omentum and stomach Walls  Superior-peritoneum which covers the caudate lobe of liver and diaphragm  Anterior-formed by lesser omentum, peritoneum of posterior wall of stomach, and anterior two layers of greater omentum  Inferior-conjunctive area of anterior and posterior two layers of greater omentum  Posterior-formed by posterior two layers of greater omentum, transverse colon and transverse mesocolon, peritoneum covering pancreas, left kidney and suprarenal gland
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     Left-formed bythe spleen, gastrosplenic ligamentand splenorenal ligament  Right-formed by omental foramen The Omental bursa (lesser sac) communicates with the greater sac through the omental foramen.
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    Mesenteries or mesocolons- two-layeredfold of peritoneum that attach part of the intestines to the posterior abdominal wall
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    Mesentery -suspends the smallintestine from the posterior abdominal wall  Broad and a fan-shaped  Consists of two peritoneal layers  Intestinal border-folded, 7 m long  Radix of mesentery  15 cm long  Directed obliquely from left side of L2 to in front of right sacroiliac joint
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    Mesoappendix  Triangular mesentery- extendsfrom terminal part of ileum to appendix  Appendicular artery runs in free margin of the mesoappendix
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    Transverse mesocolon -a doublefold of peritoneum which connects the transverse colon to the posterior abdominal wall Sigmoid mesocolon -inverted V-shaped, with apex located in front of left ureter and division of common iliac artery
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    Ligaments -two-layered folds ofperitoneum that attached the lesser mobile solid visera to the abdominal wall Ligaments of liver  Falciform ligament of liver  Consists of double peritoneal layer  Extends from anterior abdominal wall (umbilicus) to live  Free border of ligament site of ligamentum teres
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     Coronary ligament -thearea between upper and lower parts of the coronary ligament is the bare area of live, this area is devoid of peritoneum and lies in contract with the diaphragm  Left and right triangular ligaments -formed by right extremity of coronary ligament and left leaf of falciform ligament, respectively
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     Hepatogastric ligament Hepatoduodenal ligament  Ligamentum teres hepatis
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    Ligaments of spleen Gastrosplenic ligament -a double layer of peritoneum that connects the fundus of stomach to hilum of spleen. In this double layer of peritoneum are the short gastric and left gastroepiploic vessels  Splenorenal ligament -extends between the hilum of spleen and anterior aspect of left kidney. The splenic vessels lies within this ligament, as well as the tail of pancreas  Phrenicosplenic ligament  Splenocolic ligament
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    Ligaments of stomach Hepatogastric ligament  Gastrosplenic ligament  Gastrophrenic ligament  Gastrocolic ligament  Gastropancrestic ligament
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    Folds and recessesof posterior abdominal wall  Superior duodenal fold and recess  Inferior duodenal fold and recess  Intersigmoid recess -formed by the inverted V attachment of sigmoid mesocolon
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     Retrocecal recess -inwhich the appendix frequenty lies  Hepatorenal recess -lies between the right lobe of liver, right kidney, and right colic flexure, and is the lowest parts of the peritoneal cavity when the subject is supine
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    Folds and fossasof anterior abdominal wall  Medial umbilical fold - contain the remnant of urachus (median umbilical ligaments)  Medial umbilical fold - contains remnants of the umbilical arteries (medial umbilical ligaments)  Lateral umbilical fold - contains the inferior epigastric vessels  Supravesical fossa  Medial inguinal fossa  Lateral inguinal fossa
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    Pouches  In male-rectovesical pouch In female  Rectouterine pouch -between rectum and uterus  Vesicouterine pouch -between bladder and uterus
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    Peritoneal subdivisions The transversecolon and transverse mesocolon divides the greater sac into supracolic and infracolic compartments. Supracolic compartments (subphrenic space)-lies between diaphragm and transverse colon and transverse mesocolon Suprahepatic recess lies between the diaphragm and live- the falciform ligament divides it into right and left suprahepatic recesses
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     Left suprahepatic recesses left anterior suprahepatic spaces  left posterior suprahepatic spaces  Right suprahepatic recesses  right anterior suprahepatic spaces  right posterior suprahepatic spaces  bare area of live (extraperitoneal space)
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    Infrahepatic recess lies betweenthe live and transverse colon and transverse mesocolon-the ligamentum teres hepatic divides it into right and left infrahepatic recesses  Right infrahepatic recesses (hepatorenal recess)  Left infrahepatic recesses  left anterior infrahepatic space  left posterior infrahepatic space
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    Infracolic compartments -lies belowthe transverse colon and transverse mesocolon  Right paracolic sulcus (gutter) -lies lateral to the ascending colon. It communicates with the hepatorenal recess and the pelvic cavity. It provides a route for the spread of infection between the pelvic and the upper abdominal region.  Left paracolic sulcus (gutter) -lies lateral to the descending colon. It is separated from the area around the spleen by the phrenicocolic ligament, a fold of peritoneum that passes from the colic flexure to the diaphragm.
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     Right mesentericsinus -triangular space, lies between root of mesentery, ascending colon, right 2/3 of transverse colon and transverse mesocolon  Left mesenteric sinus -lies between root of mesentery, descending colon, right 1/3 of transverse colon and transverse mesocolon, its widens below where it is continuous with the cavity of the pelvis