What is the peritoneum? Your peritoneum is a membrane, a sheet of smooth tissue that lines your abdominopelvic cavity and surrounds your abdominal organs. It pads and insulates your organs, helps hold them in place and secretes a lubricating fluid to …

2025年2月13日 · The peritoneum is a continuous membrane which lines the abdominal cavity and covers the abdominal organs (abdominal viscera). It acts to support the viscera, and provides pathways for blood vessels and lymph to travel to and from the viscera.

2023年11月3日 · Between its two layers – parietal and visceral – is the peritoneal cavity. The peritoneum functions to support and protect abdominopelvic organs. This article will discuss the anatomy of the peritoneum, including key related topics; peritoneal cavity, omenta, mesentery, ligaments, and peritoneal relations.

The peritoneum is the serous membrane forming the lining of the abdominal cavity or coelom in amniotes and some invertebrates, such as annelids. It covers most of the intra-abdominal (or coelomic) organs, and is composed of a layer of mesothelium supported by a thin layer of connective tissue.

2023年7月25日 · The peritoneum serves to support the organs of the abdomen and acts as a conduit for the passage of nerves, blood vessels, and lymphatics. Although the peritoneum is thin, it is made of 2 layers with a potential space between them.

2025年1月27日 · The peritoneum is a thin, transparent, serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers most of the abdominal organs. It consists of two layers: the parietal peritoneum, which lines the inner walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities, and the visceral peritoneum, which envelops the surfaces of the abdominal organs. The space between ...

The peritoneum is a complex, continuous serous membrane consisting of a layer of mesothelium and varying degrees of connective and adipose tissue. Visually, it’s largely unremarkable, smooth, and has a lubricated surface due to the presence of peritoneal fluid. The peritoneum is a single serous membranous closed sac.

2025年1月3日 · Peritoneum, large membrane in the abdominal cavity that connects and supports internal organs. It is composed of many folds that pass between or around the various organs. Two folds are of primary importance: the omentum, which hangs in front of the stomach and intestine; and the mesentery, which

2024年11月19日 · The peritoneum is a serous membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity. This lining is formed by connective tissue and originates from the mesoderm. The membrane lines both the abdominal walls (as parietal peritoneum) and all …

peritoneum: In mammals, the serous membrane that lines the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera. intraperitoneal: Within the cavity of the peritoneum.