Introduction to the peritoneal cavity and GI tract

David Conley

PhD · Professor, Department of Translational Medicine & Physiology

Office: PBS 41A

Shannon Helbling

PhD · Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Translational Medicine & Physiology

Office: PBS 41C

In this chapter

The peritoneal cavity and mesenteries

Overview of GI tract vessels, lymphatics, and nerves

Organs in the supracolic region

Optional Reading

Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 8th ed., chapter 5, Peritoneum and peritoneal cavity section; Moore et al., The Developing Human, 11th ed., chapter 8.