Translations:Manfred Klett: Von der Agrartechnologie zur Landbaukunst/1462/en

organs of the abdominal cavity, above all the small- and large-intestine activity in relation to the upstream activity of stomach and forestomachs. What happens in the rumen must be attuned — in simultaneous reciprocal relation — to what is taking place in intestinal digestion, and conversely. Beyond this, the greater omentum is perceptively immersed in the fluid balance of the abdominal cavity and regulates it through secretion and resorption. It further provides for the defence against substances foreign to the body. On these grounds, and owing to its great mobility, the greater omentum has also been called «the great dishcloth of the abdominal cavity».