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to it in the above manner is called the gastrocolic or the 

 great omentum, to distinguish it from the peritoneal bands 



Diag. 36. THE DEVELOPMENT OF 

 THE GREAT OMENTUM. (Modified from 

 Minot.) The abdominal viscera are sup- 

 posed to be in their final stage of develop- 

 ment while the peritoneum is drawn in 

 its foetal state. a, Liver, b, Stomach. 

 c, Transverse colon, d, Small intestine. 

 T, Gastrohepatic omentum. 2, Mesogaster 

 from the stretching of which the great 

 omentum is formed. 3, Mesocolon. 4, 

 Mesentery. 5, Cavity of great omentum. 

 6, General peritoneal cavity. 5, and 6, 

 communicate at right of gastrohepatic 

 omentum (foramen of Winslow). 



Diag. 37. A SECOND STAGE IN 

 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT 

 OMENTUM. (Modified from Minot.) 

 The condition here represented, viz. of 

 the great omentum passing for a sepa- 

 rate attachment to the back of the 

 abdominal cavity above the transverse 

 mesocolon sometimes is found to pre- 

 vail in the adult. Letters and numbers 

 as in Diag. 36. 



joining the stomach to other abdominal viscera, as the 



