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THE ORGANS OF DIGESTION. 



of the vena cava and behind the margin of the hepato-duodenal ligament which is 

 the right free edge of the lesser omentum. This layer now forms the posterior 



Aorta 



Vessels in lesser 

 omentum 



Liff. teres 



FIG. 609. Transverse section of peritoneum above the transverse colon. The arrow points to the lesser sac 

 and passes through the foramen of Winslow. 



wall of the lesser sac and is directly continuous with the layers of the greater 

 sac. 



Lip. teres 



Vessels in lesser 

 omentum 



FIG. 610. Horizontal section through the abdomen at the level of the foramen of Winslow. (Modified from 

 Godlee.) 



It passes over the vertebral column, the crura of the diaphragm and great 

 vessels, in front of the left kidney to the hilus of the spleen, forming with the 



