"The primitive gut is enveloped by a mesentery that has a dorsal and a ventral aspect. The ventral mesentery degenerates during development with the exception of the foregut ventral mesentery, which develops into specialized structures (see foregut embryology)" [http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/embryology/gi/pgm.htm]. todo - check

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The mesentery that originates from the ventral side of the peritoneal cavity.[TAO], The ventral sheet of the primitive mesentery that encloses the stomach. The lesser omentum develops from the ventral mesogastrium. [TFD][VHOG]

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foregut ventral mesentery

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• lesser omentum

• lesser omentum
• falciform ligament