In
human anatomy, the greater sac, also known as the general cavity (of the abdomen) or peritoneum of the
peritoneal cavity
The peritoneal cavity is a potential space between the parietal peritoneum (the peritoneum that surrounds the abdominal wall) and visceral peritoneum (the peritoneum that surrounds the internal organs). The parietal and visceral peritonea are la ...
proper, is the cavity in the
abdomen
The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the to ...
that is inside the peritoneum but outside the
lesser sac
The lesser sac, also known as the omental bursa, is a part of the peritoneal cavity that is formed by the lesser and greater omentum. Usually found in mammals, it is connected with the greater sac via the omental foramen or ''Foramen of Winsl ...
.
It is connected with the lesser sac via the
omental foramen
In human anatomy, the omental foramen (epiploic foramen, foramen of Winslow after the anatomist Jacob B. Winslow, or uncommonly aditus; la, Foramen epiploicum), is the passage of communication, or foramen, between the greater sac (general cavity ...
, also known as the ''foramen of Winslow'' or ''epiploic foramen'', which is anteriorly bounded by the portal triad –
portal vein,
hepatic artery
The common hepatic artery is a short blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the liver, pylorus of the stomach, duodenum, pancreas, and gallbladder.
It arises from the celiac artery and has the following branches:
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, and
common bile duct
The common bile duct, sometimes abbreviated as CBD, is a duct in the gastrointestinal tract of organisms that have a gallbladder. It is formed by the confluence of the common hepatic duct and cystic duct and terminates by uniting with pancrea ...
.
Additional images
File:Gray989.png, Schematic figure of the bursa omentalis, etc. Human embryo of eight weeks.
File:Gray990.png, Diagrams to illustrate the development of the greater omentum and transverse mesocolon.
See also
External links
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Diagram at ccccd.edu
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General surgery
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