The development of the human body; a manual of human embryology . md Fig. 185.—Diagrams Illustrating the Development of the GreatOmentum and the Transverse Mesocolon. bid, Caecum; dd, small intestine; dg, yolk-stalk; di, colon; du, duodenum;gc, greater curvature of stomach; gg, bile duct; g», great omentum;k, point where the loops of the intestine cross; mc, mesocolon; md, rec-tum; mes, mesentery; wf, vermiform appendix.—(Hertwig.) divides the abdominal cavity into two portions, the upper(anterior) of which contains the liver and stomach, whilethe lower contains the remainder of the digestive
The development of the human body; a manual of human embryology . md Fig. 185.—Diagrams Illustrating the Development of the GreatOmentum and the Transverse Mesocolon. bid, Caecum; dd, small intestine; dg, yolk-stalk; di, colon; du, duodenum;gc, greater curvature of stomach; gg, bile duct; g», great omentum;k, point where the loops of the intestine cross; mc, mesocolon; md, rec-tum; mes, mesentery; wf, vermiform appendix.—(Hertwig.) divides the abdominal cavity into two portions, the upper(anterior) of which contains the liver and stomach, whilethe lower contains the remainder of the digestive tractwith the exception of the duodenum. By passing acrossthe ventral surface of the duodenum and fusing with it,the transverse mesocolon forces that portion of the intes-tine against the dorsal wall of the abdomen and fixes it inthat position, and its mesentery thereupon degenerates,29 346 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUMAN BODY. becoming subserous areolar tissue, the duodenum assum-ing the retroperitoneal position which characterizes it inthe adult. The descen
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