What is the name of the muscle that holds down the intestines?

What is the name of the muscle that holds down the intestines?

What is the name of the muscle that holds down the intestines?
[edit] Mesentery (proper)


The mesentery proper (i.e. the original definition) refers to the peritoneum responsible for connecting the jejunum and ileum, parts of the small intestine, to the back wall of the abdomen. Between the two sheets of peritoneum are blood vessels, lymph vessels, and nerves. This allows these parts of the small intestine to move relatively freely within the abdominopelvic cavity. The brain, however, cannot map sensation accurately, so sensation is usually referred to the midline, an example of referred pain.
Reply:Do you mean the muscles of the abdominal wall?


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The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity. The mesentery is not a muscle it is tissue.
Reply:I think you mean the Diaphragm