The peritoneum is a serous membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities. It has a parietal layer that lines the walls and a visceral layer that covers the organs. It secretes fluid and supports the viscera. Organs can be intraperitoneal, interperitoneal, or retroperitoneal depending on the amount of coverage. The peritoneum forms structures like the omentum, mesenteries, ligaments, folds, and recesses that connect and support organs. The greater sac is divided into supracolic and infracolic compartments by the transverse colon.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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