Root of the mesentery
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| Root of the mesentery | |
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 Diagram devised by Delépine to show the lines along which the peritoneum leaves the wall of the abdomen to invest the viscera. | |
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| Latin | radix mesenterii |
| TA98 | A10.1.02.008 |
| TA2 | 3743 |
| FMA | 21057 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The root of the mesentery (or mesenteric root)—the part connected with the structures in front of the vertebral column—is narrow, about 15 cm long, 20 cm in width, and is directed obliquely from the duodenojejunal flexure at the left side of the second lumbar vertebra to the right sacroiliac articulation.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1157 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Histology at University of Minnesota
- peritoneum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- jejunumileum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
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