peritoneal sac

Definition

A serous sac that is the aggregate of the peritoneum and the peritoneal cavity, located in the abdominal cavity.

Source: UBERON · Licence: CC-BY-3.0

Definition from the Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall CJ et al., Genome Biology 2012, 13:R5), https://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Sub-structures

• peritoneum

Neighbouring structures

• appendix
• ascending colon
• biliary tree
• cecum
• descending colon
• esophagus
• gallbladder
• large intestine
• liver
• lower gastrointestinal tract
• pancreas
• rectum

Identifiers

FMA

9908

UBERON

0035820

Wikidata

Q66505179