Ch 24 Pt 2b: Digestion: Peritoneum

5 Written Questions

1. the ___ contains the following vessels: hepatic portal vein, common hepatic artery, common bile duct and some lymph nodes
2. ___ are retroperitoneal
3. the ___ peritoneal fold contributes extensively to the large abdomen in OBESE individuals.
   The ___ fold gives a BEER BELLY appearance in some overweight people.
4. the falciform ligament is actually a fold in the ___ fold of the peritoneum that divides the ___ organ into two lobes. The liver is surrounded by the ___
5. the greater omentum has ___ layers.

5 Matching Questions

1. mesentery
2. (A) peritoneum, areolar connective, simple squamous mesothelium
   (B) visceral peritoneum, parietal peritoneum.
3. many, macrophages and antibody-producing plasma
4. ileum and jejunum, posterior
5. hepatic portal vein, common hepatic artery, common bile duct and some lymph nodes

1. a the lesser omentum contains the following vessels: ___
2. b (A) The ___ is the largest serous membrane in the body and consists of an outer layer of ___ tissue and inner layer of ___ cells. in the middle is serous fluid.
   (B) The surface that covers some of the organs is called the ___. The layer that lines the wall of the abdominopelvic cavity is called the __
3. c The double fold created by the ___ (peritoneal fold) contains blood, lymphatic vessels and some lymph nodes.
4. d the mesentery binds the ___ to the ANTERIOR?/ POSTERIOR? wall
5. e there are A FEW?/ MANY? lymph nodes in the greater omentum that contain ___ cells

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the ___ (fold) is actually two separate folds containing parts of the large intestine
   1. ascites
   2. mesocolon
   3. liver
   4. mesentery
2. (1) the falciform ligament divides the ___organ and attaches it to the ___ to the ___.
   (2) the lesser omentum suspends the ___ and ___ (organs) away from the ___ organ
   1. (1) liver, anterior abdominal wall
      (2) stomach and duodenum, (away from) liver
   2. kidneys, asecending and descending colons, duodenum, and pancreas
   3. (1) above, stomach and duodenm,
      (2) lesser
   4. transverse colon and coils of the small intestine
3. (1) the lesser omentum is ABOVE?/ BELOW? the greater omentum and contains the ___ (organs),
   (2) the ___ omentum keeps these organs apart from the liver
   1. ileum and jejunum, posterior
   2. (1) above, stomach and duodenm,
      (2) lesser
   3. greater omentum, mesentery
   4. greater omentum, mesocolon
4. the peritoneum contains: ___
   1. serous fluid, nerves, lymph & blood vessels and lymph nodes
   2. mesentery, liver, lesser omentum
   3. transverse colon and coils of the small intestine
   4. mesocolon and mesentery
5. the ___ is the fan-shaped fold in the peritoneum
   1. mesentery
   2. ascites
   3. mesocolon
   4. liver

5 True/False Questions

1. liver → the falciform ligament divides ___ [organ(s)]

   True        False

2. ascites → ___ is a condition where the peritoneal cavity becomes filled with excess fluid.

   True        False

3. peritonitis → ___ is a condition where the peritoneal cavity becomes filled with excess fluid.

   True        False

4. fold in the peritoneum → the falciform ligament is ___ what?

   True        False

5. greater omentum, mesocolon → the ___ fold of the peritoneum covers the transverse colon. The ___ fold wraps around the transverse colon

   True        False