Portion of ventral mesentery closest to the stomach. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_mesentery ]
Term information
- TAO:0005133
- EHDAA:3005
- VHOG:0000351
- EMAPA:17026
- EHDAA2:0002176
- ZFA:0005133
- MA:0001621
- UMLS:C1519967 (ncithesaurus:Ventral_Mesogastrium)
- NCIT:C34327
vertebrate_core
"The primitive gut is enveloped by a mesentery that has a dorsal and a ventral aspect. The ventral mesentery degenerates during development with the exception of the foregut ventral mesentery, which develops into specialized structures (see foregut embryology)." [http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/embryology/gi/pgm.htm]. todo - check
The mesentery that originates from the ventral side of the peritoneal cavity.[TAO]
The ventral sheet of the primitive mesentery that encloses the stomach. The lesser omentum develops from the ventral mesogastrium. [TFD][VHOG]