PeritonealCavity
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Plate264
MesentericRelationsofIntestines
Transverse
colon (
elevated
)
Transverse mesocolon
Superior duodenal fold
Superior duodenal fossa
Left colic (splenic) flexure
Paraduodenal fossa
Inferior duodenal fossa
Inferior duodenal fold
Mesentericoparietal recess (fossa)
Superior mesenteric artery
in root of mesentery
Inferior mesenteric artery and vein
Abdominal aorta
Esophagus
Right crus of diaphragm
(part passing to right
of esophageal hiatus)
Right crus of diaphragm
(part passing to left
of esophageal hiatus)
Left crus of diaphragm
Celiac trunk
Suspensory muscle of
duodenum (ligament of
Treitz)
Superior mesenteric artery
Duodenojejunal flexure
Ascending (4th) part
of duodenum
Jejunum
Inferior (horizontal, or
3rd) part of duodenum
Descending (2nd) part
of duodenum
Exposure of suspensory
muscle of duodenum
(ligament of Treitz)
See±also±
Plate 281
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