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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM 



the deep surface of the anterior abdominal wall extends upwards 

 on to the inferior surface of the diaphragm, from which it is 

 reflected on to the liver. It covers the superior and anterior 

 surfaces and it extends on the inferior surface as far back as 

 the porta hepatis (transverse fissure of the liver). There it 

 comes into contact with a layer of peritoneum which is passing 

 forwards on the inferior surface of the liver, and the two layers 

 descend in contact with one another to the lesser curvature of 



FIG, 89. Diagram of the Stomach and the Lesser Omentum, to show the 

 lines along which the stomach is cut in Fig. 90, A, and in Fig. 91, B. 



the stomach. This fold, which connects the stomach to the 

 liver, is termed the lesser (gastro-hepatic) omentum, and, when 

 it is examined on surface view (Fig. 89), it is found to possess 

 a free border at its right extremity. 



The two layers of the lesser omentum enclose the stomach, 

 constituting its serous coat, and then descend from the greater 

 curvature to form the greater omentum, which varies consider- 

 ably in its downward extent. Inferiorly, the two peritoneal 

 layers are carried upwards again on a more posterior plane till 

 they meet and enclose the transverse colon. From the colon 



