PeritonealCavity
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Plate268
PeritoneumofPosteriorAbdominalWall
Inferior vena cava
(Common) bile duct and
hepatic artery proper
Coronary ligament of liver
Right suprarenal gland
Right triangular
ligament
Site of
ascending
colon
Attachment
of transverse
mesocolon
and right
gastro-omental
(gastro-
epiploic)
vessels
Duodenum
Right kidney
Parietal
peritoneum
Root of
mesentery
Common iliac
artery (retro-
peritoneal)
External iliac
artery (retro-
peritoneal)
Testicular
vessels (retro-
peritoneal)
Ureters (retro-
peritoneal)
Median
umbilical
fold
(contains
urachus)
Abdominal aorta and celiac trunk
Hepatic
veins
Falciform ligament
Superior recess of omental bursa (lesser sac)
Attachment of lesser omentum and
left gastric artery
Esophagus
Left triangular
ligament
of liver
Gastrophrenic
ligament and
left inferior
phrenic artery
Short gastric
vessels
Splenorenal
(lienorenal)
ligament and
splenic vessels
Phrenicocolic
ligament
Pancreas and
splenic artery
(retroperitoneal)
Attachment of
transverse
mesocolon
Superior
mesenteric
vessels
Site of
descending
colon
Attachment of
sigmoid
mesocolon
and sigmoid
vessels
Superior
rectal vessels
Sacrogenital
fold (ligament)
Lateral
umbilical fold
(contains
inferior epi-
gastric vessels)
Medial
umbilical fold
(contains
occluded part
of umbilical
artery)
Rectum
Urinary
bladder
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