Gastrosplenic ligament

Gastrosplenic ligament
Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the upper part of the abdomen. (Gastrolienal ligament labeled at upper left.)
Details
Latin	ligamentum gastrosplenicum, ligamentum gastrolienale
Precursor	dorsal mesogastrium
From	greater curvature of the stomach
To	splenic hilum
Identifiers
Gray's	p.1283
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_09/12492276
TA	A10.1.02.203
FMA	16517
Anatomical terminology

The gastrosplenic ligament (ligamentum gastrosplenicum or gastrolienal ligament) is part of the greater omentum.

Embryonically the gastrosplenic ligament is derived from the dorsal mesogastrium.^[1]

The gastrosplenic ligament is made of peritoneum that connects the greater curvature of stomach with the hilum of the spleen.

Contains: Short gastric vessels and left gastro-epiploic vessels

References

Anatomy figure: 37:03-07 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Anatomy figure: 37:05-12 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Anatomy photo:37:07-0100 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Anatomy photo:38:st-0301 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Anatomy figure: 38:03-04 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Diagram at Tn.edu
Photo of model at Waynesburg College digirep/greateromentum
abdominalcavity at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (xsectthrulesseromentum)

Anatomy of the peritoneum and mesentry

General

Abdominal

From ventral mesentery	Lesser omentum Hepatoduodenal ligament Hepatogastric ligament Liver Coronary ligament (Left triangular ligament Right triangular ligament Hepatorenal ligament) Falciform ligament (Round ligament of liver and Ligamentum venosum in it, but not of it)

From dorsal mesentery	Greater omentum Gastrophrenic ligament Gastrocolic ligament Gastrosplenic ligament Mesentery Transverse mesocolon Sigmoid mesocolon Mesoappendix Root of the mesentery Splenorenal ligament Phrenicocolic ligament Folds Umbilical folds Supravesical fossa Medial inguinal fossa Lateral umbilical fold Lateral inguinal fossa Ileocecal fold

Abdominal cavity	Greater sac Omental bursa Omental foramen

General	Cystohepatic triangle Hepatorenal recess of subhepatic space Abdominal wall Inguinal triangle Peritoneal recesses Paracolic gutters Paramesenteric gutters

Uterus/ovaries	Broad ligament of the uterus Mesovarium Mesosalpinx Mesometrium) Ovarian ligament Suspensory ligament of ovary

Recesses	Male Recto-vesical pouch Pararectal fossa Female Recto-uterine pouch Recto-uterine fold (Uterosacral ligament) Vesico-uterine pouch Ovarian fossa Paravesical fossa

Spaces

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