The right lateral paracolic gutter.
Abdominal gutters vs pouches.
They connect abdominal cavity to pelvic cavity providing pathways for spread of infection or cancer cells.
Hepatorenal recess morison s pouch b rectovesical pouch in males or.
The left medial paracolic gutter.
Left paracolic gutter lateral to descending colon 2.
Right paracolic gutter lateral to ascending colon b.
Peritoneal spaces are separate compartments within the peritoneal cavity.
This fluid acts as a lubricant enabling free movement of the abdominal viscera and the antibodies in the fluid fight infection.
Peritoneal recesses or peritoneal gutters are the spaces formed by peritoneum draping over viscera.
There are two paracolic gutters.
It is continuous with the peritoneum which lines the hepatorenal pouch and through the epiploic foramen the lesser.
Both paracolic gutters run laterally along the back side of the abdominal wall and are situated between the abdominal wall and the outer margin of the colon.
The two paracolic gutters and the two paramesenteric gutters there are other smaller recesses including those around the duodenojejunal flexure cecum and the sigmoid colon.
The peritoneal cavity is a potential space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum.
Result in formation of gutters recesses pouches.
Paracolic gutters help keep infectious material away from the body s internal organs.
Gross anatomy these spaces are separated or compartmentalized by various peritoneal ligaments and their attachments.
The right lateral gutter is much larger and allows for greater drainage than the left gutter.
The term refers mainly to four spaces in the abdominal cavity.