Mesentery
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A mesentery is a double layer of peritoneum that encloses the intestines and attaches them to the posterior abdominal wall. The term was originally only used to refer to the double layer of peritoneum that suspends the jejunum and ileum, but its meaning has been widened.
Mesentries
Mesenteries include:
- small bowel mesentery (mesentry proper): suspends the jejunum and the ileum
- mesoappendix: peritoneum of the vermiform appendix
- transverse mesocolon: peritoneum of the transverse colon
- sigmoid mesocolon: peritoneum of the sigmoid colon
-<p>A <strong>mesentery</strong> is a double layer of <a href="/articles/peritoneum">peritoneum</a> that encloses the intestines and attaches them to the posterior abdominal wall. The term was originally only used to refer to the double layer of <a href="/articles/peritoneum">peritoneum </a>that suspends the <a href="/articles/jejunum_(textbook)">jejunum </a>and <a href="/articles/ileum">ileum</a>, but its meaning has been widened.</p><h3>Mesentries</h3><ul>- +<p>A <strong>mesentery</strong> is a double layer of <a href="/articles/peritoneum">peritoneum</a> that encloses the intestines and attaches them to the posterior abdominal wall. The term was originally only used to refer to the double layer of <a href="/articles/peritoneum">peritoneum </a>that suspends the <a href="/articles/jejunum_(textbook)">jejunum </a>and <a href="/articles/ileum">ileum</a>, but its meaning has been widened.</p><p>Mesenteries include:</p><ul>
-<a href="/articles/mesoappendix">mesoappendix</a>: peritoneum of the vermiform appendix </li>- +<a href="/articles/mesoappendix">mesoappendix</a>: peritoneum of the vermiform appendix</li>
-<a href="/articles/transverse-mesocolon">transverse mesocolon</a>: peritoneum of the transverse colon </li>- +<a href="/articles/transverse-mesocolon">transverse mesocolon</a>: peritoneum of the transverse colon</li>
-<a href="/articles/sigmoid-mesocolon">sigmoid mesocolon</a>: peritoneum of the sigmoid colon </li>- +<a href="/articles/sigmoid-mesocolon">sigmoid mesocolon</a>: peritoneum of the sigmoid colon</li>
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