Chapter 14: Peritoneal Cavity & Abd Wall

What is the Greater Omentum?

The greater omentum is a large fold of peritoneum extending from the greater curvature of the stomach to the colon and small intestine. It plays a significant role in immune responses and fat storage.

The Greater Omentum __________

adheres to diseased organs

What does the Greater Omentum help prevent

Further spread by “walling off” infected fluid

The Greater Omentum is supplied with blood vessels by the_______

epiploic branches which bring masses of blood phagocytes to the areas it adheres to which in turn helps combat infection

What prevents collections of fluid in the right posterior subprenic, cannot extend between the bare area of live and the diaphragm

Coronary Ligament attachments

Unless the fluid is loculated, the pleural fluid tends to ?

distribute posteromedially