Why epiploic appendages are fat filled only??why not any other substances??
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The epiploic appendages are small and fat filled projections, Epiploic is a word which denotes something pertaining to the omentum. The omentum is a structure formed by the peritoneum.
These small fat-filled projections, pouches or globules attached to the external surface of the colon via a vascular stalk (like a stem with a blood vessel). They are more numerously found on the surface of the transverse and sigmoid colon. Every appendage is supplied by 1 or 2 small colonic end-arteries (arterioles) and a small central vein (venule). Epiploic appendages may also contain lymphatic channels or very small lymph nodes called epiploic nodes.
Other substances instead of epilpoc appendages not have omentum type of structure which formed by the peritoneum and are also different in characteristics.
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The epiploic appendages are small and fat filled projections, Epiploic is a word which denotes something pertaining to the omentum. The omentum is a structure formed by the peritoneum.
These small fat-filled projections, pouches or globules attached to the external surface of the colon via a vascular stalk (like a stem with a blood vessel). They are more numerously found on the surface of the transverse and sigmoid colon. Every appendage is supplied by 1 or 2 small colonic end-arteries (arterioles) and a small central vein (venule). Epiploic appendages may also contain lymphatic channels or very small lymph nodes called epiploic nodes.
Other substances instead of epilpoc appendages not have omentum type of structure which formed by the peritoneum and are also different in characteristics.
Regards