01-22: Abdominal Wall Flashcards
What are the 4 main contents of the Abdominal region?
- Peritoneal cavity
- GI tract (and associated glands and digestive organs)
- Nerves, lymphatics, blood vessels
- Renal system
What are the 4 major bony landmarks on the Anterior Abdominal Wall?
- Xiphoid process
- Costal margins
- Ilium
- Pubis
What are the 3 bony landmarks on the ilium?
- Iliac crest
- ASIS
- Tubercle of iliac crest (widest part of pelvis)
What are the 3 bony landmarks on the Pubis?
- Pubic tubercle
- Pubic symphysis
- Pubic crest
What is the pelvic inlet also called?
Linea Terminalis
** Defines true pelvis from false pelvis
What does the pelvic inlet separate?
True pelvis from False pelvis
What is SUPERIOR to the linea terminalis?
Abdomen or False pelvis
What is INFERIOR to the linea terminalis?
Pelvis or True pelvis
What 3 things form the pelvic inlet Linea Terminalis?
- Pectin pubis/Pectinate line (Pubic bone)
- Arcuate line (Ilium)
- Sacral promontory (Sacrum)
What is the order of the Superficial Fascia from outside to inside?
- Skin
- Fatty layer (Camper’s)
- Membranous layer (Scarpa’s)
What is the Fatty/Camper’s layer continuous with?
Superficial fatty layers in the:
- Thorax
- Thigh
- Perineum
What is the Membranous/Scarpa’s layer continuous with?
- Fascia lata in the thigh
- The deep layer of superficial perineal fascia
- Continuous over the penis and scrotum
What layer of the superficial fascia do the superficial blood vessels run in?
Fatty/Camper’s layer
What fascia of the abdominal wall is clinically important because it holds sutures?
Deep fascia (Investing fascia of the muscles)
-It does not follow the same pattern as the membranous layer of the superficial fascia
Where is there a potential space in the Deep Fasica where fluid can leak?
Between:
- Membranous layer of superficial fascia
- Deep fascia of the external abdominal oblique muscle
What line is the lateral border of the rectus abdomens muscle?
Linea Semilunaris (Semilunar line)
**6-pack
What line is the abdominal midline?
Linea Alba (white line)
What are the 5 planes of the Anterior Abdominal Wall surface?
From Superior > Inferior:
1) Transpyloric plane
2) Subcostal plane
3) Supracrestal plane
4) Transtubercular plane
5) Interspinous plane
Which abdominal plane is midway between the superior borders of the pubic symphysis and the manubrium?
Transpyloric plane (goes through the stomach)
Which abdominal plane is at the lowest level of the costal margin (the inferior margin of the 10th costal cartilage)?
Subcostal plane
Which abdominal plane passes through the summits of the iliac crests (L4)?
Supracrestal plane
Which abdominal plane is at the level of the iliac tubercles?
Transtubercular plane
Which abdominal plane is at the level of the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)?
Interspinous plane
What 3 regions are between the two midclavicular lines?
Superior > Inferior
- Epigastric region
- Umbilical region
- Pubic/Suprapubic/Hypogastric region
What 3 regions lie on the Right side of the abdomen?
Superior > Inferior
- Right Hypochondriac region
- Right Lateral (Lumbar) region
- Right Inguinal region
What 3 regions lie on the Left side of the abdomen?
Superior > Inferior
- Left Hypochondriac region
- Left Lateral (Lumbar) region
- Left Inguinal region
What are the contents of the RUQ Anterior to Posterior?
- Liver
- Duodenum
- Gallbladder
- Kidneys
- Suprarenal glands
What are the contents of the LUQ Anterior to Posterior?
- Transverse colon
- Stomach
- Spleen
- Pancreas
- Kindeys
- Suprarenal glands
- Abdominal aorta
What are the contents of the RLQ Anterior to Posterior?
- Small intestine (jejunum and ileum)
- Ascending colon with cecum and vermiform appendix
- Ureters
- Urinary bladder
What are the contents of the LLQ Anterior to Posterior?
- Small intestine (jejunum and ileum)
- Descending colon
- Ureters
- Urinary bladder
What are the 4 pairs of muscles (located Anteriorly and Laterally) that collectively compress and hold the abdominal organs in place, flex and stabilize the vertebral?
- External abdominal obliques
- Internal abdominal obliques
- Transversus abdominis
- Rectus abdominis
**Laterally flex the vertebral column when they unilaterally contract
**TIER
What are the 4 muscles (located posteriorly) that flex the spine and lower limb?
**flexors of trunk and/or hip
- iliacus
- psoas major
- psoas minor
- quadratus lumborum
**QIPP
What is the rectus sheath?
the 3 flat muscles of the anterior/lateral abdominal wall end anteriorly in a strong sheet of aponeurosis
What does the rectus sheath enclose?
the rectus abdominis
What is the midline of the rectus sheath?
linea alba
What is the arcuate line?
-the line where the arrangement of layers of fascia and aponeuroses of the muscles forming the recuts sheath changes going from upper to lower abdominal wall
Where is the arcuate line located?
half way between:
- umbilicus
- public symphysis
**Now all layers are ANTERIOR to rectus abdominis
What are the layers of the rectus sheath in order going from Anterior to Posterior ABOVE the arcuate line?
- *[SF ME IR]
- *[I TA TEP]
- Skin
- Fatty later of superficial fascia
- Membranous layer of superficial fascia
- Aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique fascia (2 layers)
- 1 layer of internal abdominal oblique aponeurosis
- Rectus abdominis muscle
- 1 layer of internal abdominal oblique aponeurosis
- Aponeurosis of transverse abdominis (2 layers)
- Transverse fascia [saran wrap]
- Extraperitoneal tissue
- Parietal peritoneum
What are the layers of the rectus sheath in order going from Anterior to Posterior BELOW the arcuate line?
- *[SF ME IT]
- *[R TEP]
- Skin
- Fatty later of superficial fascia
- Membranous layer of superficial fascia
- Aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique fascia (2 layers)
- Aponeurosis of internal abdominal oblique (2 layers)
- Aponeurosis of transverse abdominis (2 layers)
- Rectus abdominis muscle
- Transverse fascia [saran wrap]
- Extraperitoneal tissue
- Parietal peritoneum
Do any BV cross the linea alba?
NO
What do the external obliques form by folding over?
inguinal ligament
Which posterior abdominal muscle is posterior to the inguinal ligament and attaches to the LESSER TROCHANTER?
Iliacus