1) Animal anatomy 2) Digestive system component 3) Peritoneum
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1) Mesocolon
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Mesentery is a fold of visceral peritoneum that anchors the abdominal viscera to the posterior wall of the abdomen. The human mesentery mainly comprises the small intestinal mesentery, the right, left and transverse mesocolon, mesosigmoid and mesorectum. Conventional teaching has dogmatically described the mesocolon as a fragmented structure, i.e....
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• (n.) The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc. &bu...
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(from the article `human embryology`) When the gut folds into a tube it is suspended by a sheetlike dorsal mesentery, or membranous fold. In the region of the stomach it forms an ... Some organs are suspended from the wall of a body cavity by thin sheets of connective tissue called mesenteries; others are embedded in adipose ... ...o...
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• A double layer of peritoneum attaching the stomach, intestines, spleen, etc., to the dorsal wall or peritoneal cavity. The mesentery contains blood, lymph, and nerve supply to these organs. • More strictly, the same double layer attaching the small intestine only. • Vertical p...
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1. <anatomy> The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesoccum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc...
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(mez´әn-ter″e) a membranous fold attaching an organ to the body wall. the peritoneal fold attaching the small intestine to the dorsal body wall; called also mesenterium. adj., mesenter´ic., adj. Mesentery in a median sagittal section.
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Mes'en·ter·y noun [ Greek
mesente`rion ,
me`sos +
'e`nteron intestine: confer French
mésentère .]
1. (Anat.) The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mes′en-ter′ē Definitions: 1. A double layer of peritoneum attached to the abdominal wall and enclosing in its fold a portion or all of one of the abdominal viscera, conveying to it its vessels and nerves. 2. The fan-shaped fold of peritoneum suspending the greater part of the small intestines (jejunum and ...
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Mesentery: A fold of tissue which attaches organs to the body wall. The word mesentery usually refers to the small bowel mesentery which anchors the small intestine to the back of the abdominal wall. Blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics branch through the mesentery to supply the intestine. Other mesenteries exist to support the sigmoid colon, appe...
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(mes;en-ter;e) A fold of peritoneal membrane that attaches an abdominal organ to the abdominal wall.
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The mesentery is a membrane in the cavity of the abdomen, attached to the lumbar vertebrae posteriorly and to the intestines anteriorly. It is formed of a duplicature of the peritoneum, and contains adipose matter, lacteals, mesenteric glands, lymphatics, and mesenteric arteries, veins, and nerves. Its use is to retain the intestines in a proper po...
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n] - a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines
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mesentery Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: 'internal organs, entrails, inside': ent-; fistul-; incret-; inter-; intra-; splanchn-; viscer-.
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noun a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines
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Greek mesos = middle, and enteron = intestine; hence, the peritoneal fold which tethers the centrally situated small intestine; adjective - mesenteric.
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