FACTS ABOUT THE COLON OF INTEREST TO THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER
The serous, or peritoneal coast, is really a cover and is the means of keeping the colon, as well as other viscera, out of the peritoneal cavity. It is between the two layers of the peritoneum that the blood supply arrives at the colon. It is also in this space that mesenteric glands exist as a part of the lymphatic system draining the gut. These glands are normally not to be seen by the naked eye and are detected only by means of the microscope.