Omental foramen
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| Omental foramen | |
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| Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the upper part of the abdomen. | |
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| Entry to omental bursa (black arrow) by omental foramen (white mark) | |
| Latin | foramen omentale |
| Gray's | subject #246 1156 |
In human anatomy, the omental foramen (epiploic foramen, foramen of Winslow, or uncommonly aditus; Latin: Foramen epiploicum), is the passage of communication, or foramen, between the greater sac (general cavity (of the abdomen)), and the lesser sac.
Borders
It has the following borders:
- anterior: the free border of the lesser omentum, known as the hepatoduodenal ligament. This has two layers and within these layers are the common bile duct, hepatic artery, and hepatic portal vein. A useful mnemonic to remember these is DAVE: Duct, Artery, Vein, Epiploic foramen.
- posterior: the peritoneum covering the inferior vena cava
- superior: the peritoneum covering the caudate lobe of the liver
- inferior: the peritoneum covering the commencement of the duodenum and the hepatic artery, the latter passing forward below the foramen before ascending between the two layers of the lesser omentum.
- left lateral: gastrosplenic ligament and splenorenal ligament
Additional images
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Vertical disposition of the peritoneum. Main cavity, red; omental bursa, blue. (Bristle in omental foramen labeled at upper left.) |
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Diagram to show the lines along which the peritoneum leaves the wall of the abdomen to invest the viscera.
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Epiploic foramen
See also
- Terms for anatomical location
References
External links
- foramen.aspx "Omental foramen". Medcyclopaedia. GE. Archived from foramen.aspx the original on 2012-02-05.
- 37:08-0100 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center – "Abdominal Cavity: The Omental Foramen"
- SUNY Anatomy Image 7826
- SUNY Anatomy Image 7831
- SUNY Anatomy Image 7875
- peritoneum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- abdominalcavity at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (xsectthrulesseromentum)
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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