Abdominopelvic cavity

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Abdominopelvic cavity

MeSH	Abdominopelvic+Cavity

The abdominopelvic cavity is a body cavity that consists of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity. It contains the stomach, liver, spleen,gallbladeer, kidneys, and most of the small and large intestines. It also contains urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs.

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Abdominopelvic cavity (TA A10, GA 4.408 and GA 11.1147)

Abdomen/
Abdominal cavity

General	Peritoneal cavity · Cystohepatic triangle · Hepatorenal recess of subhepatic space · Abdominal wall (Inguinal triangle) Peritoneal recesses: Paracolic gutters · Paramesenteric gutters

Posterior	Extraperitoneal space (Retroperitoneum)

Pelvis/
Pelvic cavity

Extraperitoneal space (Retropubic space)

Peritoneal ligaments,
mesenteries, and folds

Abdominal

From ventral mesentery	Lesser omentum: Hepatoduodenal ligament · Hepatogastric ligament Liver: Coronary ligament (Left triangular ligament, Right triangular ligament, Hepatorenal ligament) · Falciform ligament (Round ligament of liver and Ligamentum venosum in it, but not of it)

From dorsal mesentery	Greater omentum: Gastrophrenic ligament · Gastrocolic ligament · Gastrosplenic ligament Mesentery: Transverse mesocolon · Sigmoid mesocolon · Mesoappendix · Root of the mesentery Splenorenal ligament · Phrenicocolic ligament Folds: Umbilical folds (Supravesical fossa, Medial inguinal fossa, Lateral inguinal fossa) · Ileocecal fold

Peritoneal cavity	Greater sac · Lesser sac · Omental foramen

Urogenital peritoneum

Uterus/ovaries	Broad ligament of the uterus (Mesovarium, Mesosalpinx, Mesometrium) · Ovarian ligament · Suspensory ligament of the ovary

Recesses	♂: Recto-vesical pouch · Pararectal fossa ♀: Recto-uterine pouch · Recto-uterine fold (Uterosacral ligament) · Vesico-uterine pouch · Ovarian fossa · Paravesical fossa Lateral umbilical fold

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The content of this section is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (local copy). It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Abdominopelvic cavity" modified November 23, 2009 with previous authors listed in its history.

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