Abdomen Flashcards
What is the superior border of the abdomen?
Inferior thoracic aperature with costal margin; diaphram above abdomen
What is the lateral borders of the abdomen?
Abdominal wall
What is the lateral inferior boarder of the abdomen?
Illiac crest
What is the anterior inferior boarder of the abdomen?
Inguinal ligament
What is the inferior boarder of the abdomen?
Pelvic inlet
Within abdominal cavity; potential space between parietal and visceral peritoneum
Contains peritoneal fluid
Closed except for uterine tubes
Perotineal cavity
Intra= insdide, retro= behind
3 main functions of the abdominal cavity?
- House + protect viscera
- Breathing
- Change intrabdominal pressure
Explain inspiritation in abdomen?
- Diaphram contracts; pulls down
- Relaxation of abdominal msucles
Explain expiration in the abdomen
- Diaphram relaxes, goes up
- Contraction of abdominal muscles
Explain what changes in abdominal pressure
- Increase in abdominal pressure= open orfices and EXPELL.
Poop, sneeze, pee, cough
Exmplain bony attachmnet/landmarks of abdomen
- Lumbar vertebrae L1-L4 (posterior
- Pelvic bones (inferior)
- Inferior throacic inlet (superior)
Explain 3 muscles lateral to vertebrae (posterior wall)
- Quadratus lumborum
- Psoas Major
- Illiacus
next to vertebrae
Explain 3 **lateral wall **muscles of the abdomen
- Transvers abdominus
- Internal oblique
- External oblique
Explain 1 muscle that makes the anterior wall of the abdomen
Rectus Abdominus
WHat region sits above the abdominal wall?
Thorax
What region sits below the abdominal cavity?
Pelvic cavity. Houses reproductive organs, urinary system, end of digestive tract.
The abdominal cavity + pelvic cavity
Abdominopelvic cavity
Vessels that pass through the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity go where?
Lower limbs
Celiac artery supplys blod where?
What vertebrae?
Forgut (top part of esophagus) , L1
Stomach, liver, pancrease blood supply comes from? What gut?
Foregut, Celiac artery L1
The superior mesentaric artery supplys blood where?
What vertebrae?
Midgut (middle part of esophagus); L1
- 2nd half of dueodeum
- jejunum, illeum
- cecum, ascending colon, and most of transverse colon
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Blood supply comes from where? What gut?
Midgut, Superior mesentaric artery, L1
The inferior mesentaric artery supplys blood where?
What vertebrae?
Hindgut (bottom of esophagus), L3
Rest of large intestine (after transverse), etc..
gets blood supply from where? WHat gut?
Hindgut; Inferior mesentraric artery L3
What dermatome?
T6?
ant. wall innervation
Xiphoid Prcocess
What dermatome?
T10
ant. wall innervation
Umbilicus
What dermatome?
L1
ant. wall innervation
Suprapibic (slightl above pubic bone)
What dermantome?
T5-T12
Control musculature of abdominal wall
What dermantome?
T5-T6
Upper external oblique musles
What dermantome?
T7-L1
Abdominal wall muscles
Drainage of the GI tract and the Liver occurs via what system?
Hepatic Portal System
Drop of nutrients in the liver
The joining of the:
* Splenic vein
* Superior messentaric vein (collect from mid gut)
* Inferior messentaric vein( collect from hindgut)
Hepatic Portal Vein
Explain the hepatic portal system
- Blood from the hindgut (inferior mesentaric vein), joins into the Splenic Vein which then joins with the blood from the Midgut (Superior mesentary vein), to become the **portal vein **
- The Portal vein then **enters the liver **where nutrients are filtered in and out
- Blood leaves the liver via the** hepatic vein and then drains into the inferior vena cava **
- Blood is returned to the right atrium via the inferior vena cava.
4 Quadrants
What is the upper right quadrant contain?
- Liver
- Right part of diaphram
- Right costal margins
- Gallbladder
4 quadrant
What is the upper left quadrant contain?
- Spleen
- Stomach
4 Quadrants
What is in the lower left quadrant?
- Descending colon
- Sigmoid colon
4 quadrant view
What is in the Right lower quadrant
- Mcburnyes point
- Anterior supero illiac spine
- Appendix
- Inguinal ligament
- Pubic tubercle
What are the 9 quadrants?
- Right hypochondrium
- Epigastric Region
- Left Hypochondrium
- Right flank
- Umbilical region
- Left Flank
- Right groin
- Pubic region
- Left groin
What region recieves reffered pain from foregut ?
Epigastric region
Liver, etc.
What region recieves reffered pain from midgut ?
Umbilical region
Small intentsine, some large
Reffered pain from hindgut (L3)
Pubic Region
Posteior large intestine
What muscle?
Compress abdominal contents
Both muscles- flex trunk
Each site- bend trunk and turn anterior part to opposite side
External Oblique