part of part of located in located in develops from develops from attached to attached to system greater curvature of stomach visceral peritoneum dorsal mesentery omentum intraembryonic coelom mesoderm-derived structure greater omentum epiplooen CALOHA:TS-2073 MA:0003128 omentectomy FMA:9580 caul Wikipedia:Greater_omentum epiploön EHDAA2:0000720 EMAPA:18660 UBERON:0005448 great omentum The greater omentum (also the great omentum, omentum majus, gastrocolic omentum, epiploön, or, especially in animals, caul) is a large fold of peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach, and extends from the stomach to the posterior abdominal wall after associating with the transverse colon. EV:0100085 EHDAA:6071 gastrocolic omentum VHOG:0000356 epiploic SCTID:362711003 NCIT:C32697 epiploon dorsal mesogastrium