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Mesenteries
Lab 9 mesenteries and their placement
| definition | term |
|---|---|
| Shark, dorsal body wall to dorsal surface of the esophagus and stomach | Greater omentum |
| Shark, extends between stomach and spleen | gastrosplenic ligament |
| shark, supports most of the valvular intestine | mesentery proper |
| Shark, supports the rectal gland and rectum | mesocolon |
| Shark, midventral body wall to liver | falciform ligament |
| Shark, extends from liver to stomach and duodenum | lesser omentum |
| Shark, extends from liver to duodenum, region of lesser omentum | hepatoduodenal ligament |
| Shark, region of lesser omentum, extends from liver to lesser curvature of stomach | gastrohepatic ligament |
| Shark, male, suspends testes | mesorchium |
| Shark, female, suspends ovaries | mesovarium |
| Shark, female, suspends oviduct from dorsal body wall | mesotubarium |
| Necturus, large mesentery with regional specialization | dorsal mesentery |
| Necturus, extends from the dorsal body wall to dorsal wall of the stomach | greater omentum |
| Necturus, portion of greater omentum, extends between stomach and spleen | gastrosplenic ligament |
| Necturus, supports small intestine | mesentery proper |
| Necturus, supports large intestine | mesocolon |
| Necturus, suspends the lungs | pulmonary ligament |
| Necturus, extends from midventral body wall to ventral surface of liver | falciform ligament |
| Necturus, anchors the urinary bladder to the ventral body wall | Median ligament of the bladder |
| Necturus, male, suspends testes | mesorchium |
| Necturus, female, suspends the ovaries | mesovarium |
| Necturus, female, suspends the oviduct | mesotubarium |
| Cat, membrane lining of the cavities | serosa |
| Cat, surrounds lungs | pulmonary ligament |
| Cat, one of three ligaments between diaphragm and liver, most prominent, between left and right halves of liver, extends to ventral abdominal wall | falciform ligament |
| Cat, free margin of the membrane between liver and diaphragm | round ligament |
| Cat, continuation of the falciform ligament on either side of the central tendon of the diaphragm | coronary ligament |
| Cat, lies over most of the visceral organs, holding them in place | greater omentum |
| Cat, part of greater omentum that attaches to the greater curvature of the stomach, extends to pelvic reion | ventral layer |
| Cat, part of greater omentum that turns back on itsellf toward the stomach | dorsal layer |
| Cat, extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the duodenum | lesser omentum |
| Cat, part of lesser omentum, between liver and stomach | gastrohepatic ligament |
| Cat, part of lesser omentum, between liver and duodenum | hepatoduodenal ligament |
| Cat, suspends large intestine | mesocolon |
| Cat, suspends the duodenum and the head of the pancreas | mesoduodenum |
| Cat, supports the jejunum and ileum | mesentery proper |
| Cat, extendss from the ventral surface to the urinary bladder | median vesical ligament |
| Cat, runs along free edge of the lateral vesical ligaments | round ligament |
| Cat, female, supports internal reproductive structures | broad ligament |
| Cat, female, part of broad ligament, supports uterus | mesometrium |
| Cat, female, part of broad ligament, supports the ovary | mesovarium |
| Cat, female, part of broad ligament, supports uterine tubes | mesosalpinx |
| Cat, female, lateral to the mesometruim | round ligament |