It corresponds with that area of the peritoneum, which is not obscured by the ribcage, and thus more or less coincides with the viscera covered by the greater omentum.
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The left part of the curvature gives attachment to the gastrolienal ligament, while to its anterior portion are attached the two layers of the greater omentum, separated from each other by the gastroepiploic vessels.
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The "'lesser sac "', also known as the "'omental bursa "', is the cavity in the abdomen that is formed by the lesser and greater omentum.
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The intestine article is a little short on the gross anatomy, but you might get a better idea of the situation looking at greater omentum and lesser omentum .-Nunh-huh 04 : 39, 22 September 2009 ( UTC)
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It is in relation, by its upper surface, with the liver and gall-bladder, the greater curvature of the stomach, and the lower end of the spleen; by its under surface, with the small intestine; by its anterior surface, with the posterior layer of the greater omentum and the abdominal wall; its posterior surface is in relation from right to left with the descending portion of the duodenum, the head of the pancreas, and some of the convolutions of the jejunum and ileum.
