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The peritoneum is a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera
Peritoneum is the membrane around abdominal organs.

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What are two layer of the peritoneum?

parietal peritoneum (lines cavity of abdomen)visceral peritoneum (next to organ)


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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 the organ that is not cover by a visceral peritoneum?

The kidneys are organs that are not covered by visceral peritoneum, instead they are located behind the peritoneum in the retroperitoneal space.


What kind of peritoneum is the serous membrane covering the intestines?

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What is the outer layer of the peritoneum that lines the interior of the abdominal wall?

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How can you describe the parietal layers of the peritoneum?

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The layer of the peritoneum that lines the inner surfaces of the body wall is the?

parietal peritoneum


What is the outer layer of the peritoneum that lines the interior of abdominal wall?

parietal peritoneum


What peritoneum lines the body wall?

The abdominal cavity holds the bulk of the viscera. It is lined with a protective membrane termed the peritoneum. The front of the viscera is covered with a layer of peritoneum called the greater omentum.


Where is the parietal peritoneum?

The peritoneum is the serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity or the coelom-it covers most of the intra-abdominal (or coelomic)organs ...


Serosal membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity by way of the mesentery is called the?

Peritoneum.