Mesocolon vs. Mesentery — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mesocolon and Mesentery
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Mesocolon
(anatomy) The part of the mesentery that attaches the colon to the abdominal wall.
Mesentery
The mesentery is an organ that attaches the intestines to the posterior abdominal wall in humans and is formed by the double fold of peritoneum. It helps in storing fat and allowing blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves to supply the intestines, among other functions.The mesocolon was thought to be a fragmented structure, with all named parts—the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid mesocolons, the mesoappendix, and the mesorectum—separately terminating their insertion into the posterior abdominal wall.
Mesocolon
The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.
Mesentery
Any of several folds of the peritoneum that connect the intestines to the dorsal abdominal wall, especially such a fold that envelops the jejunum and ileum.
Mesocolon
Mesentery that holds the lower colon the back abdominal wall
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Mesentery
(anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.
Mesentery
The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocæcum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc.
Mesentery
One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.
Mesentery
A double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines
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