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THE ORGANS OF DIGESTION. 



lesser curvature of the stomach, forming the lesser omentum or hepato-gastric 

 omentum, the right free margin of which, also made of two layers, is called the 

 lig. hepato-duodenale, because it passes between liver and duodenum. Between 

 the two layers of this ligament to the right are the common bile-duct, the hepatic 

 artery, and portal vein, all surrounded by connective tissue, the capsule of 

 Crlisson. These layers next invest the stomach, meeting at its greater curvature. 

 They next pass down in front of the transverse colon and small intestines and 

 form the anterior lamella of the great omentum ; they turn on themselves and 



Diaphragm 



Liver 



Foramen 

 Winslowi 



Superior curve 



of duodenum 



Sight renal artery 



Right renal vein 



Pancreas 



Superior mesen-. 



Posterior layer of 

 transverse mesocolui 



Omentum minus 



Anterior surface 

 of stomach, 



Bursa omentalis 



Anterior layer of 

 transverse mesocolon 



ft Colon transversum 



Descending layer of 

 omentum majus 



Ascending layer of 

 omentum majus 



Two layers of 

 mesentery 



all intestine 



Pouch of 

 Douglas 



FIG. 607. Sagittal section of abdominal cavity after Farabeuf. The cut runs a little to the right of the 

 median line. A probe passes through the foramen of Winslow to the lesser sac. 



reach the transverse colon, forming the posterior lamella of the great omentum, 

 and next surround the transverse colon. Then they pass to the vertebral column, 

 forming the transverse mesocolon with its upper and lower layers, and covering 

 the anterior and inferior surfaces of the pancreas by their bifurcation, one layer 

 passing upward and the other downward. These layers now diverge to complete 

 their respective sacs, which have been traced, and meet again as the coronary 

 ligaments of the liver at the starting-point. 



