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  2. 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 ...

  3. Greater omentum - Wikipedia

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    The common anatomical term "epiploic" derives from "epiploon", from the Greek epipleein, meaning to float or sail on, since the greater omentum appears to float on the surface of the intestines. It is the first structure observed when the abdominal cavity is opened anteriorly (from the front).

  4. Mesothelium - Wikipedia

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    The mesothelium is a membrane composed of simple squamous epithelial cells of mesodermal origin, [2] which forms the lining of several body cavities: the pleura (pleural cavity around the lungs), peritoneum (abdominopelvic cavity including the mesentery, omenta, falciform ligament and the perimetrium) and pericardium (around the heart).

  5. Cadaver - Wikipedia

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    Corpses of Parisian Communards. A cadaver, often known as a corpse, is a dead human body.Cadavers are used by medical students, physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease sites, determine causes of death, and provide tissue to repair a defect in a living human being.

  6. List of movements of the human body - Wikipedia

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    For the foot, pronation will cause the sole of the foot to face more laterally than when standing in the anatomical position. Pronation of the foot is a compound movement that combines abduction, eversion, and dorsiflexion. Regarding posture, a pronated foot is one in which the heel bone angles inward and the arch tends to collapse.

  7. Bowel infarction - Wikipedia

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    Types of mesenteric ischemia are generally separated into acute and chronic processes, because this helps determine treatment and prognosis. [ 4 ] Bowel obstruction is most often caused by intestinal adhesions , which frequently form after abdominal surgeries, or by chronic infections such as diverticulitis , hepatitis , and inflammatory bowel ...

  8. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    The mouth consists of two regions; the vestibule and the oral cavity proper. The vestibule is the area between the teeth, lips and cheeks, [ 4 ] and the rest is the oral cavity proper. Most of the oral cavity is lined with oral mucosa , a mucous membrane that produces a lubricating mucus , of which only a small amount is needed.

  9. Lesser omentum - Wikipedia

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    Schematic and enlarged cross-section through the body of a human embryo in the region of the mesogastrium, at end of third month The lesser omentum is extremely thin, and is continuous with the two layers of peritoneum which cover respectively the antero-superior and postero-inferior surfaces of the stomach and first part of the duodenum.