Peritoneum Peritoneum 腹膜腹膜 Peritoneum 腹膜?★ General features ? A thin serous membrane that line the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities and cover the organs within these cavities ?★ Divisions ? Parietal peritoneum 壁腹膜- lines the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities ? Visceral peritoneum 脏腹膜- covers ans Peritoneum 腹膜?★ Peritoneal cavity 腹膜腔- the potential space between the parietal and visceral layer of peritoneum. ? In the male , this is a closed cavity , but in female , there is communication with the exterior through the uterine tubes, the uterus, and the vagina Peritoneum 腹膜? Function ? Secretes a lubricating serous fluid that continuously moistens the ans ? Absorb ? Support viscera ★ Relationship between viscera and peritoneum ? Intraperitoneal viscera 腹膜内位器官? Viscera are almost totally covered with visceral peritoneum ? Interperitoneal viscera 腹膜间位器官? Most part of viscera surrounded by peritoneum ? Retroperitoneal viscera 腹膜外位器官? ans lie on the posterior abdominal wall and are covered by peritoneum on their anterior surfaces only ★ Relationship between viscera and peritoneum ? Intraperitoneal viscera 腹膜内位器官? Viscera are almost totally covered with visceral peritoneum ? Example ? Stomach ? Superior part of duodenum ? Jejunum ? Ileum ? Cecum ? Vermiform appendix ? Transverse and sigmoid colons ? Spleen, ovary and uterine tube ★ Relationship between viscera and peritoneum ? Interperitoneal viscera 腹膜间位器官? Most part of viscera surrounded by peritoneum ? Example ? Liver ? Gallbladder ? Ascending and descending colon ? Upper part of rectum ? Urinary bladder and uterus ★ Relationship between viscera and peritoneum ? Retroperitoneal viscera 腹膜外位器官? ans lie on the posterior abdominal wall and are covered by peritoneum on their anterior surfaces only ? Example ? Kidney ? Suprarenal gland ? Pancreas ? Descending and horizontal parts of duodenum ? Middle and lower parts of rectum ? Ureter I