Espiral Atlas
Anatomical regionAbdomen

Supracolic and infracolic compartments

compartimenta supracolicum et infracolicum

The transverse mesocolon (mesentery of the transverse colon) divides the abdominal cavity into the supracolic compartment, with the stomach, liver and spleen, and the infracolic compartment, with the small intestine and the ascending and descending colon.

Abdomen – 3D human anatomy atlas

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