Abdo 1 Flashcards
2 types of fascia
fatty(campers fascia) - directly under skin
membranous (scarpas fascia)- over the muscle
what is aponeurosis
binds all muscle together
what way do external oblique run
hands in pockets
what way does internal obliques run
boxers
what does the linea alba do
separates two rectus muscles - no vessels run so is cut during surgery
what does the rectus abdominis allow
flexion of lumbar spine
what way does transverse abdominis run
horizontally
where is the arcuate line
levels of ASICS
where does the inferior epigastric artery arise from
internal iliac
what does the inferior epigastric artery supply
posterior wall
what does the superior epigastric artery arise from
internal thoracic
what does the superior epigastric artery supply
anterior wall
where does the superior epigastric vein drain into
axillary vein
what does the inferior epigastric vein drain into
femoral vein
what vein forms clots easily
para-umbilical
what does the superficial inguinal ring contain
- spermatic cord
- ilio-inguinal nerve
- genito branch of genito-femoral nerve
what does the deep inguinal ring contain
inferior epigastric vessels
spermatic cord/ round ligament(females)
what is the cremasteric reflex
sides of thigh is touched, cremaster muscle contracts and pulls up testis
what is a direct inguinal hernia
hernial sac formed by transversus fascia
what is an indirect inguinal hernia
from birth- hernia sac formed by a processus vaginalis
emerges above and medial to pubic tubercle
what is femoral hernia
goes through femoral triangle within inguinal canal
