Omentum

[o-men’-tum) [L.]. A fold of the peritoneum connecting the abdominal viscera with the stomach. O., Gastrocolic, O., Great, a fold of peritoneum attached to the greater curvature of the stomach above and after dipping down over the intestines returning to enclose the transverse colon. Between the ascending and descending folds is the cavity of the great omentum. O., Gastrohepatic, O., Le er, a double fold of peritoneum pa ing from the le er curvature of the stomach to the transverse fi ure of the liver. On the left side it includes the esophagus; on the right its edges are free and inclose all the structures i uing from or entering the transverse fi ure of the liver: the hepatic ve els and nerves, and the bile-duct. Behind it is the foramen of Winslow. O., Gastrosplenic, the fold of peritoneum pa ing from the stomach to the spleen. 457