When performing gastric bypass surgery on a 36-year-old woman, the surgeon identifies the hepatogastric and hepa- toduodenal ligaments. Together, both ligaments create which of the following structures?
A. Greater omentum
B. Lesser omentum
C. Mesentery
D. Parietal peritoneum
E. Omental bursa
F. Visceral peritoneum
Ans: B. Lesser omentum
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