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It's a membrane that lines the abdominal cavity, it's function is preventing your organs being damaged or worn by friction generated by day to day movement.
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What part of the visceral peritoneum drapes over the abdominal organ?
intestine drapes over by visceral peritoneum
What is the relationship between the visceral peritoneum and the serosa?
Serosa = Visceral Peritoneum Meaning covering the surface of many abdominal organs.
What cavity is in the abdominal cavity and between the parietal and visceral peritoneum?
The peritoneal cavity is the space between the visceral and parietal peritoneum in the abdominal cavity.
What are two layer of the peritoneum?
parietal peritoneum (lines cavity of abdomen)visceral peritoneum (next to organ)
What Peritoneum covers the external surfaces of most digestive organs?
visceral peritoneum
What is viseral peritoneum?
The peritoneum is a thin, translucent membrane that covers the internal abdominal body wall and the abdominal organs. The visceral peritoneum is the part of the peritoneum that is adhered to the visceral (abdominal) organs such as the liver, stomach, intestines, etc. The rest of the peritoneum that is adhered to the body wall is called the parietal peritoneum.
What is a viscer?
The visceral peritoneum is the inner layer of the peritoneum, a membrane within the abdominal cavity. Organs inside the visceral peritoneum include the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, and in females, the ovaries, Fallopian tubes, and uterus.
Which serous membrane lines the stomach?
visceral peritoneum
What is another term for visceral peritoneum?
epicardium
What does the visceral peritoneum cover?
The visceral peritoneum covers the abdominal cavity. It essentially forms a serous membrane lining around the abdominal cavity and supports the organs and blood vessels.
What is the function of a peritoneum?
The visceral peritoneum is the inner layer of the peritoneum, a membrane within the abdominal cavity. Organs inside the visceral peritoneum include the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, and in females, the ovaries, Fallopian tubes, and uterus.
The visceral peritoneum attached to the surface of a digestive system?
serosa
