
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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Match each of the mesenteries in the key with the appropriate description.
Key: (a) greater omentum (d) the mesentery (b) lesser omentum (e) transverse mesocolon (c) falciform ligament (f ) sigmoid mesocolon
(1) connects the ileum and jejunum to the posterior abdominal wall
(2) connects anterior surface of the liver to the anterior abdominal
wall
(3) connects the large intestine to the pelvic wall
(4) attaches to the greater curvature of the stomach; has the most fat
(5) runs from the stomach’s lesser curvature to the fissure of the liver
(6) a mesentery of the large intestine that is fused to the underside of
the greater omentum
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