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
