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down in a large fold called the great omentum. The posterior 

 fold of the great omentum passes up over the posterior surface 

 of the colon, where it is carried by the vessels to the posterior 

 abdominal wall, and is carried off that, by the vessels, in a fan- 

 shaped process the mesentery which invests the small intestine. 

 After passing round the small intestine it again goes back to 

 the posterior abdominal wall, where it passes down over the 



Parietal Peritoneum 



Outline of Diaphragm 



Gastro-hepatic Omentum ? 



Transverse Meso-colon 

 Great Omentum 



The Mesentery 



Parietal Peritoneum 



FIG. 46. THE PERITONEUM. 



rectum and the upper part of the pelvic organs to the anterior 

 abdominal wall. This constitutes the great sac of the peri- 

 toneum. The small sac covers the posterior half of the under 

 surface of the liver, forms the posterior fold of the small omen- 

 tum, and covers the posterior surface of the stomach; it then 

 forms a fold inside that of the great omentum, and passes up 

 over the anterior surface of the colon, back to the posterior 

 abdominal wall. 



