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Mesentery vs Mesogastrium - What's the difference?

mesentery | mesogastrium |

In anatomy terms the difference between mesentery and mesogastrium

is that mesentery is the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics while mesogastrium is the part of the embryonic mesentery that includes the stomach.

mesentery

English

Noun

(mesenteries)
  • (anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.

    • Derived terms

    * mesenteric

    mesogastrium

    English

    Noun

    (mesogastria)
  • (anatomy) The part of the embryonic mesentery that includes the stomach