Your peritoneum is a membrane that lines the inside of your abdomen and pelvis (parietal layer). It also covers many of your organs inside (visceral layer). The space in between these layers is called your peritoneal cavity.
8. Relationship between the organs and
peritoneum
Due to intraembryonal processes the organs have different
relationship with the peritoneum.
1. Intraperitoneal organs are entirely covered with peritoneum.
They are connected to the abdominal wall with ligaments or
meso, which ensures greater mobility.
2. Extraperitoneal organs are partially or entirely devoid of
peritoneum. They are slightly movable or immovable. According
to their position these are:
а) retroperitoneal – on the posterior abdominal wall
b) subperitoneal – in the lesser pelvis
c) preperitoneal – at the anterior abdominal wall.
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9. 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
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13. PERITONEAL LIGAMENTSS
= 2 folds of peritoneum connecting viscera to
abdominal wall
OMENTUM
= 2 folds of peritoneum connecting stomach to
another viscus e.g. greater & lesser omenta
MESENTERY
= 2 folds of peritoneum connecting intestines to
post abdominal wall in adults. For children it
is post and anterior
Definitions - ligs, omenta & mes
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14. Lesser sac
A peritoneal pouch lies
behind stomach & lesser
omentum
It projects upwards as far as
the diaphragm.
Inferiorly it lies within the
folding of the greater
omentum.
Its lower part is usually
obliterated due to fusion of
the anterior & post layers of
the greater omentum.
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16. Greater sac
It is the part of peritoneal
cavity which lies behind
the anterior abdominal
wall.
Peritoneum lines the
anterior abdominal wall
then the under surface of
diaphragm, from where it
is reflected on to superior
surface of liver forming
the upper layer of
coronary ligament
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17. Structures which are formed by peritoneum
Omentum
-two-layered
fold of peritoneum that
extends from stomach
to adjacent organs
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29. Epiploic Foramen: Boundaries
Anterior: free margin of lesser omentum, containing (hepatic
artery, bile duct and portal vein)
Posterior: peritoneum covering Inferior Venacava.
Superior: Caudate process of the caudate lobe of the liver.
Inferior: 1st inch of the1st part of duodenum.
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36. 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
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37. Left-formed by the
spleen, gastrosplenic
ligament and
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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38. Mesenteries or mesocolons
This are two-layered fold of
peritoneum that attach part of
the intestines to the posterior
abdominal wall
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39. -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
Mesentery
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42. 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
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43. Ligaments
Two-layered folds of peritoneum that attached the
lesser mobile solid visera to the abdominal wall.
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44. 1. The ligaments of the liver
① The falciform ligament of liver
② The ligamentum teres hepatis
③ The coronary ligament
④ The right triangular ligament
⑤ The left triangular ligament
⑥ The hepatogastric ligament
⑦ The hepatoduonedenal ligament
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46. Falciform ligament of
liver
Consists of double
peritoneal layer
Sickeleshape
Extends from anterior
abdominal wall
(umbilicus) to liver
Free border of the
ligament contains
Ligamentum teres
(obliterated umbilical
vein)
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47. Coronary ligament
the area between upper
and lower layer of the
coronary ligament is the
bare area of liver which
contract with the
diaphragm;
Left and right
triangular ligaments
formed by left and right
extremity of coronary
ligament
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49. 2- Ligaments of spleen
Gastrosplenic ligament
- Connects the fundus of stomach to hilum of spleen.
- Contents
the short gastric & left gastroepiploic vessels pass through
it.
Splenorenal ligament
-extends between the
hilum of spleen and left
kidney.
- Contents
The splenic vessel
Lymphatic vessels ,nodes &
nerve
the tail of pancreas
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50. Ligaments of spleen
Phrenicosplenic ligament
Splenocolic ligament
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52. 4. The suspensory
ligament of duodenum
Sometimes named Treitz
ligament at the junction
between duodenum &
jejunum
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53. 5. The phrenicocolic ligament
It is a fold of peritoneum which is continued
from the left colic flexure to the diaphragm
opposite the 10th and 12th ribs.
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54. 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
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55. 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
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56. Folds and fossas of anterior abdominal wall
Median 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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59. Pouches
In male-rectovesical
pouch
In female
Rectouterine pouch
-between rectum and
uterus
Vesicouterine pouch
-between bladder and
uterus
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60. 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
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63. 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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64. Infrahepatic recess
lies between the liver 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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65. 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.
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66. 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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67. Ascites: Is the excessive accumulation of the peritoneal fluid within
the peritoneal cavity.
. The infection may spread into the peritoneal cavity and cause
inflammation of the peritoneum which is called as peritonitis. The
infected fluid may tend to collect in the most dependent area of the
peritoneal cavity in supine position, these areas are pelvis and the
right subphrenic space. In such condition the patient complains of
pain in the shoulder.
Peritoneal Pain: abdominal pain arising due to the parietal
peritoneum can be localised as it is supplied by the somatic nerves
T7-T12 and L1. An inflamed parietal peritoneum is extremely
sensitive to stretching. This fact is made use of clinically in
diagnosing peritonitis. Pressure is applied to the abdominal wall with
a single finger over the site of the inflammation. The pressure is then
removed by suddenly withdrawing the finger. The abdominal wall
rebounds, resulting in extreme local pain, which is known as
rebound tenderness
Applied anatomy
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68. Pain arising from the visceral peritoneum is dull and
poorly localized as the visceral peritoneum is supplied by
the autonomic nerves.
Peritoneal Dialysis: Because the peritoneum is a semi
permeable membrane, it allows rapid bidirectional
transfer of substances across itself. Because the surface
area of the peritoneum is enormous, this transfer
property has been made use of in patients with acute
renal insufficiency.
Internal abdominal hernia: occasionally a loop of
intestine may enter into the peritoneal pouch or recesses
and gets strangulated, this is called as internal
abdominal hernia.
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