Abdomen

Question 1

What are the variations of Superficial Fascia?

Answer 1

1. Camper’s: Fat located here and skin above

2. Scarpa’s: Membranous and deep to Camper’s Fascia

Question 2

What are the Quadrants of the Abdomen?

Answer 2

1. Right Upper
2. Left Upper
3. Left Lower
4. Right Lower

Question 3

What are the Regions of the Abdomen?

Answer 3

1. Right and Left Hypochondrium
2. Epigastric
3. Umbilicus
4. Right and Left Umbilical
5. Pubic
6. Right and Left Inguinal

Question 4

What form the Vertical and Horizontal separations of the Regions of the Abdomen?

Answer 4

1. Vertical: Midpoint of Inguinal Ligament
2. Upper Horizontal: Inferior border of the ribcage (Subcostal line)
3. Lower Horizontal: Anterior Superior Iliac Spine

Question 5

What areas of the gut refer pain to the Epigastric, Umbilicus, and Pubic regions?

Answer 5

1. Epigastric: Stomach, Duodenum
2. Umbilical: Jejunum to Transverse Colon
3. Pubic: Transverse Colon to Anal Canal

Question 6

What is First Pain vs. Second Pain?

Answer 6

1. Dull, not localized

2. Sharp, localized by quadrant