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ABDOMEN 



The upper boundary of each lateral half of the posterior and 

 lower part of the cavity of the great sac is the transverse 

 meso-colon (Fig. 171). The lateral boundary on the right is 

 the ascending colon and on the left the descending colon 

 (Fig. 174). The lateral gutter of the right part of the 



Liver 



Attachment of 

 falciform 

 ligament 



Tenth rib 



Gall-bladder 



Right colic 



flexure (O.T. 



hepatic 



flexure) 



Stomach 



Caecum 



Urinary Bladder 



FIG. 175. Abdominal viscera after removal of jejunum and ileum. 

 (Birmingham.) 



posterior portion of the great sac terminates below at the 

 union of the ileum with the large intestine (see Fig. 175), and 

 the lateral gutter on the left side is continued downwards 

 into the pelvis between the mesentery of the small intestine 

 and the mesentery of the pelvic colon. 



The lower portion of the posterior part of the cavity of the 

 great sac lies upon the floor of the pelvis and, in the male, 



