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Omental foramen | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | foramen omentale |
TA98 | A10.1.02.403 |
TA2 | 3704 |
FMA | 14711 |
Anatomical terminology |
In human anatomy, the omental foramen (epiploic foramen, foramen of Winslow after the anatomist Jacob B. 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.
It has the following borders:
As the portal vein is the most posterior structure in the hepatoduodenal ligament, and the inferior vena cava lies under the posterior wall, the epiploic foramen can be remembered as lying between the two great veins of the abdomen.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1156 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2013) |
Omental foramen | |
---|---|
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | foramen omentale |
TA98 | A10.1.02.403 |
TA2 | 3704 |
FMA | 14711 |
Anatomical terminology |
In human anatomy, the omental foramen (epiploic foramen, foramen of Winslow after the anatomist Jacob B. 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.
It has the following borders:
As the portal vein is the most posterior structure in the hepatoduodenal ligament, and the inferior vena cava lies under the posterior wall, the epiploic foramen can be remembered as lying between the two great veins of the abdomen.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1156 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)