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 ]
Synonyms: ligamentum lienorenale splenorenal ligament ligamentum splenorenale (lienorenale, phrenicosplenicum) phrenicolienal ligament splenicorenal ligament ligamentum splenorenale lienorenal ligament
Term information
- EMAPA:18286
- MA:0001620
- Wikipedia:Splenorenal_ligament
- FMA:16522
- EHDAA2:0004572
Multiple sources support greater omentum assignment. E.g. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/splenorenal+ligament. We change the MA part_of assignment to develops_from
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