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The 15 pages that link to Peritoneum, each with the reason it gives.

• RectumRelated: The rectum’s upper and lower portions differ in their relationship to this membrane.

• CoelomRelated: It is a mesoderm-derived membrane associated with the vertebrate coelomic cavity.

• Abdominal examinationRelated: Peritoneal irritation can produce guarding, tenderness, and pain with movement.

• Intra-abdominal pressureRelated: Its fluid-lined surfaces and enclosed space shape abdominal mechanics.

• Abdominal ultrasonographyRelated: The peritoneal spaces are important sites for fluid and disease assessed by ultrasound.

• Abdominal painRelated: Inflammation of this membrane can produce severe pain and involuntary abdominal muscle tightening.

• HerniaRelated: A peritoneal sac often protrudes through the abdominal wall in a hernia.

• VisceraRelated: Its folds support and compartmentalize many abdominal viscera.