Abdomen WK 1 Powerpoint pt 2

• Male → Rectovesical pouch (between rectum & bladder)

• Female → Rectouterine pouch (pouch of Douglas, between rectum & uterus), and Vesicouterine pouch (between bladder & uterus

• Lowest points in upright posture → common for fluid accumulation

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Space behind the stomach, connected to the greater sac through the omental foramen (Foramen of Winslow)

Lesser sac is the Space behind the stomach, connected to the greater sac through the ____

• Extends downward into the fold of the greater omentum (inferior recess).

Present in infants, usually reduced in adults as folds fuse.

Anterior, left wall, and right wall are all boundaries of the ___