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25 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Stomach
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Intraperitoneal
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Liver
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Intraperitoneal
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Gallbladder
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Intraperitoneal
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Spleen
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Intraperitoneal
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Duodenum, 1st part
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Intraperitoneal
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Tail of pancreas
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Intraperitoneal
Realize that while the tail of the pancreas is peritonealized, the head, neck and body are secondarily retroperitonealized |
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Jejunum
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Intraperitoneal
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Ileum
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Intraperitoneal
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Appendix
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Intraperitoneal
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Transverse Colon
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Intraperitoneal
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Sigmoid Colon
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Intraperitoneal
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Duodenum 2nd and 3rd parts
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Secondarily Retroperitonealized
Note that the 1st part of the duodenum is peritonealized |
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Head of Pancreas
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Secondarily Retroperitonealized
Note that while the tail of the pancreas is peritonealized, the head, neck and body are retroperitoneal (secondary) |
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Neck of Pancreas
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Secondarily Retroperitonealized
Note that while the tail of the pancreas is peritonealized the head, neck and body and retroperitoneal |
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Body of Pancreas
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Secondarily Retroperitonealized
Note that while the tail of the pancreas is peritonealized the head, neck and body are retroperitoneal |
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Ascending Colon
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Secondarily Retroperitonealized
Note that only the ascending and descending colons are retroperitoneal, the transverse and sigmoid colons are peritonealized (Since the ascending and descending colon look like pillars or columns, imagine a building with TWO retro style columns) |
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Descending Colon
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Secondarily Retroperitonealized
Note that only the ascending and descending colons are retroperitoneal, the transverse and sigmoid colons are peritonealized (Since the ascending and descending colon look like pillars or columns, imagine a building with TWO retro style columns) |
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Upper Rectum
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Secondarily Retroperitonealized
The lower rectum is retroperitoneal all along. |
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Kidneys
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Primary Retroperitoneal
The kidneys and their associated structures sit in the extraperitoneal mesoderm (fatty connective tissue). This is also where the gonads originate (undifferentiated mesoderm of the urogenital ridge) prior to their downward migration. |
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Adrenal Glands
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Primary Retroperitoneal
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Ureters
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Primary Retroperitoneal
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Aorta
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Primary Retroperitoneal
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Inferior vena cava
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Primary Retroperitoneal
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Lower Rectum
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Primary Retroperitoneal
Unlike the upper rectum which starts out wrapped in mesentery and later becomes retroperitonealized, the lower rectum is always retroperitoneal |
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Anal Canal
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Primary Retroperitoneal
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