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  2. Development of the digestive system - Wikipedia

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    Diagram showing the process by which the intestine rotates and herniates during normal development. From panel A to B (left-sided views), the midgut loop rotates 90° in a counterclockwise direction (caudal-to-rostral view), so that its position changes from midsagittal (A) to transverse (B1). The small intestine forms loops (B2) and slides ...

  3. Mesentery - Wikipedia

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    The mesentery of the small intestine arises from the root of the mesentery (or mesenteric root) and is the part connected with the structures in front of the vertebral column. The root is narrow, about 15 cm long, 20 cm in width, and is directed obliquely from the duodenojejunal flexure at the left side of the second lumbar vertebra to the ...

  4. Greater omentum - Wikipedia

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    Two of the stages in the development of the digestive tube and its mesentery. The arrow indicates the entrance to the bursa omentalis. The greater omentum develops from the dorsal mesentery that connects the stomach to the posterior abdominal wall. During its development, the stomach undergoes its first 90° rotation along the axis of the ...

  5. Lesser omentum - Wikipedia

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    The primitive mesentery of a six weeks’ human embryo, half schematic. (Lesser omentum labeled at left.) Schematic and enlarged cross-section through the body of a human embryo in the region of the mesogastrium, at end of third month

  6. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    The final branch which is important for the digestive system is the inferior mesenteric artery, which supplies the regions of the digestive tract derived from the hindgut, which includes the distal 1/3 of the transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, and the anus above the pectinate line.

  7. Sigmoid colon - Wikipedia

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    The sigmoid colon is completely surrounded by peritoneum (and thus is not retroperitoneal), which forms a mesentery (sigmoid mesocolon), which diminishes in length from the center toward the ends of the loop, where it disappears, so that the loop is fixed at its junctions with the iliac colon and rectum, but enjoys a considerable range of movement in its central portion.

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    Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images. Princess Anne secured the top spot, yet again, with 217 royal engagements and a 2.4% increase from 2023, according to the report.November was her busiest month ...

  9. Paramesenteric gutters - Wikipedia

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    The root of the mesentery medially. The left paramesenteric gutter. This space communicates with the pelvic cavity and is defined by: The root of the mesentery medially. The descending colon laterally (further left). See also. Peritoneal recesses; Paracolic gutters; References