The ________ supports all but 25 cm of the small intestine and provides stability and limited movement.
A) falciform ligament
B) greater omentum
C) mesentery proper
D) lesser omentum
E) diaphragm

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The mesentery proper supports and suspends all but the first 25 cm of the small intestine and provides stability and limited movement. The falciform ligament attaches the liver to the anterior abdominal wall, the greater omentum hangs down from the greater curvature of the stomach, the lesser omentum connects the lesser curvature of the stomach and the duodenum to the liver, and the diaphragm is the dome-shaped muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.

The ________ Supports All but 25 Cm of the Small