The term "retroperitoneal" may be used to describe the location of certain abdominal organs. This means that such organs are located
A. between the visceral and parietal layers of the peritoneum.
B. posterior to the parietal peritoneum.
C. in the peritoneal cavity.
D. between folds of the parietal peritoneum.
E. deep to the visceral peritoneum.
B
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