mesentery
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Origin of mesentery
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English , from New Latin mesenterium, from Greek mesentérion (equivalent to mes- mes- + énteron enteron + Greek -ion noun suffix); see -ium ( def. )
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Each mesentery consists of one ectodermal and one endodermal cell layer with the mesoglea sandwiched in between.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The jejunum and ileum are tethered to the posterior abdominal wall by the mesentery.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The mesoappendix, the mesentery of the appendix, tethers it to the mesentery of the ileum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The mesentery is a delicate, narrow membrane about twenty feet long.
From What a Young Woman Ought to Know by Wood-Allen, Mary
Into the ventral mesentery the liver grows as diverticula from the duodenum, so that some of the mesentery remains as the falciform ligament of the liver and some as the lesser omentum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
This cavity is divided into several chambers by longitudinal septa called mesenteries.
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The adaptive benefit of the mesenteries appears to be an increase in surface area for absorption of nutrients and gas exchange.
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A fourth, the peritoneum, is the serous membrane in the abdominal cavity that covers abdominal organs and forms double sheets of mesenteries that suspend many of the digestive organs.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Relatively large amounts are deposited in the liver, kidneys, and the fat of the large, protective mesenteries that enfold the intestines.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
The septa in recent corals always bear a definite relation to the mesenteries, being found either in every entocoele or in every entocoele and exocoele.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
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