A double-layered fold of peritoneum that suspends some abdominal organs from the posterior body wall and allows some degree of movement in the gut is ______________.

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Mesentery. Mesentery is a double-layered fold of peritoneum that suspends some abdominal organs in the peritoneal cavity and allows a certain degree of movement in those portions of the gut that possess a mesentery. The parietal peritoneum lines the inner abdominal walls.

A Double-Layered Fold of Peritoneum That Suspends Some Abdominal Organs