dorsal mesogastrium
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Dorsal mesentery — Abdominal part of digestive tube and its attachment to the primitive or common mesentery. Human embryo of six weeks … Wikipedia
mesogastrium — In the embryo, the mesentery of the dilated portion of the enteric canal that is the future stomach; it gives rise to the greater omentum and consequently is involved in the formation of the omental bursa. The spleen and bod … Medical dictionary
mesogastrium — [mes΄ō gas′trē əm, mez΄ō gas′trē əm] n. pl. mesogastria [mes΄ō gas′trēə, mez΄ō gas′trēə] [ModL < Gr mesos (see MESO ) + gastēr, belly (see GASTRO )] 1. the dorsal mesentery of the stomach of an embryo 2. the region of the abdomen about the… … English World dictionary
Gastrosplenic ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = PAGENAME Latin = ligamentum gastrosplenicum, ligamentum gastrolienale GraySubject = 278 GrayPage = 1283 Caption = Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the upper part of the abdomen. (Gastrolienal ligament labeled at … Wikipedia
Omentum — A sheet of fat that is covered by peritoneum. The greater omentum is attached to the bottom edge of the stomach, and hangs down in front of the intestines. Its other edge is attached to the transverse colon. The lesser omentum is attached to the… … Medical dictionary
Spleen — Infobox Anatomy Name = Spleen Latin = splen, lien GraySubject = 278 GrayPage = 1282 Caption = Spleen Caption2 = Laparoscopic view of a horse s spleen (the purple and grey mottled organ) Precursor = Mesenchyme of dorsal mesogastrium System =… … Wikipedia
recessus pneumatoentericus — either of the paired embryonic excavations alongside the dorsal mesogastrium, the right one sometimes persisting as the infracardiac bursa … Medical dictionary
Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
Mesogaster — Mes o*gas ter, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me sos middle + ? belly.] (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity; the mesogastrium. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lesser omentum — The primitive mesentery of a six weeks’ human embryo, half schematic. (Lesser omentum labeled at left.) … Wikipedia
