part of part of mesentery of stomach ventral mesogastrium http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Gray984.png EHDAA:3005 Portion of ventral mesentery closest to the stomach. foregut ventral mesentery "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 NCIT:C34327 EHDAA2:0002176 VHOG:0000351 UBERON:0005626 UMLS:C1519967 The mesentery that originates from the ventral side of the peritoneal cavity.[TAO] MA:0001621 The ventral sheet of the primitive mesentery that encloses the stomach. The lesser omentum develops from the ventral mesogastrium. [TFD][VHOG] EMAPA:17026 ZFA:0005133 TAO:0005133 ventral mesentery