Peritoneum that attaches the spleen to the posterior abdominal wall over the left kidney. develops from the dorsal mesogastrium of the embryo[umich]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenorenal_ligament http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/gastrointestinal_system/peritoneum_tables.html ]
Term information
- EHDAA2:0004572
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenorenal_ligament
- MA:0001620
- FMA:16522
- EMAPA:18286
Term relations
- nonskeletal ligament
- abdomen element
- mesoderm-derived structure
- develops from some dorsal mesogastrium
- part of some greater omentum
- attached to some kidney
- attached to some spleen