Ventral mesentery
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![Mesentery in red. Ventral mesentery is the upper part of the circuit. The lower part is dorsal mesentery.](/Images/godic/202502/19/Gray10383328.png")
Ventral mesentery is the part of the peritoneum closest to the navel.
Of the septum transversum takes part in the formation of the diaphragm, while the caudal portion into which the liver grows forms the ventral mesentery (or ventral mesogastrium, when referring to the portion at the stomach).