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AbdominalWallandViscera:Paramedian(Parasagittal)Section
SectionalAnatomy
Liver
Stomach
Lesser omentum
Middle colic artery
Transverse mesocolon
Transverse colon
Greater omentum
Small intestine
Urinary bladder
Pubic bone
Transversalis fascia
Diaphragm (central tendon)
Hepatic portal vein and
hepatic artery proper
in right margin of
lesser omentum
Omental bursa
(lesser sac)
Parietal peritoneum (of
anterior abdominal wall)
T10
T11
L1
L2
L3
L4
L5
S1
S2
Coronary ligament
enclosing bare area
of liver
T12
Esophagus
Superior recess of omental
bursa (lesser sac)
Omental (epiploic)
foramen (of Winslow)
Celiac trunk
Splenic vessels
Renal vessels
Pancreas
Superior mesenteric artery
Prostate
Levator ani muscle
Bulbospongiosus muscle
Rectoprostatic
(Denonvilliers’) fascia
Rectum
Rectovesical pouch
Mesentery of small intestine
Parietal peritoneum (of
posterior abdominal wall)
Abdominal aorta
Inferior (horizontal, or 3rd) part
of duodenum
Deep
Superficial
Subcutaneous
External
anal
sphincter
muscle
Rectus abdominis
muscle
Median umbilical
ligament (urachus)
Fatty layer of
subcutaneous tissue
(Camper’s fascia)
Retropubic (prevesical)
space (cave of Retzius)
Deep (Buck’s) fascia
of penis
Membranous layer
of subcutaneous tissue
(Scarpa’s fascia)
Testis
Puborectalis muscle (thickened medial
edge of left levator ani muscle)
Tunica vaginalis testis
Deep and superficial transverse
perineal muscles
Perineal membrane and bulbo-urethral (Cowper’s) gland
Parietal peritoneum
