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What is the name of the cavity formed by the coalescence of the clefts in the mesenchyme?
Omental bursa or lesser peritoneal sac
What causes the enlargement of the omental bursa?
Rotation of the stomach pulling the dorsal mesogastrium to the left
What is the name of the closed space formed as the diaphragm develops?
Infra cardiac bursa
What is the structure that overhangs the developing intestines and disappears as the layers fuse?
Greater omentum
Through what opening does the omental bursa communicate with the main part of the peritoneal cavity?
Omentum foramen
What is the usual location of the persistent infra cardiac bursa in adults?
Medial to the base of the right lung
What is the name of the opening located posterior to the free edge of the lesser omentum in adults?
Omentum foramen
What is the name of the cavity formed by the coalescence of the clefts in the mesenchyme?
Omental bursa
What is the name of the structure that overhangs the developing intestines and disappears as the layers fuse?
Greater omentum
Where is the usual location of the persistent infra cardiac bursa in adults?
Medial to the base of the right lung
What causes the enlargement of the omental bursa?
Rotation of stomach
What is the name of the closed space formed as the diaphragm develops?
Infra cardiac bursa
Through what opening does the omental bursa communicate with the main part of the peritoneal cavity?
Omental foramen
What is located posterior to the free edge of the lesser omentum in adults?
Omental foramen
Learn about the development and function of the omental bursa in the peritoneal cavity. Understand how isolated clefts in the mesenchyme form a single cavity, facilitating stomach movement and rotation.
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