What Is the Ventral Mesogastrium

1 : a ventral mesentery of the embryonic stomach that persists as the falciform ligament

What does the Mesogastrium do?

The liver develops in the ventral mesogastrium, the spleen develops in the dorsal mesogastrium. The liver grows rapidly, pressing against the body wall, and obliterating these layers of peritoneum. These changes produce this almost separate pocket behind the stomach, the lesser sac.

What does the ventral Mesogastrium become?

The border of the mesogastrium between the liver and the ventral wall of the embryo becomes the falciform ligament. The portion between the stomach and liver becomes the lesser omentum.