Omental foramen
In human anatomy, the omental foramen (epiploic foramen, foramen of Winslow after the anatomist Jacob B. Winslow, or uncommonly aditus; Latin: Foramen epiploicum) is the passage of communication, or foramen, between the greater sac (general cavity (of the abdomen)), and the lesser sac.
| Omental foramen | |
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Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the upper part of the abdomen. | |
Entry to omental bursa (black arrow) by omental foramen (white mark) | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | foramen omentale |
| TA98 | A10.1.02.403 |
| TA2 | 3704 |
| FMA | 14711 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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