ABDOMEN Flashcards
Paracentesis
MIDLINE APPROACH
Skin
Superficial fascia (Camper & Scarpa)
LINEA ALBA
Transversalis fascia
Extraperitoneal fat
Parietal peritoneum
Paracentesis
FRANK APPROACH
Skin
Superficial fascia (Camper & Scarpa)
EXTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE
INTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE
TRANSVERSE ABDOMINIS
Transversalis fascia
Extraperitoneal fat
Parietal peritoneum
Level of umbilicus
L3-L4
Level of subcostal plane
10th rib; L3
Level of transtubercular
Iliac tubercle; L5
The dermatome level of umbilicus
T10
Guide of DERMATOMES
C2 - back of head C5 - tip of shoulder C6- thumb C7 - middle finger C8 - small finger T4 - nipple T10 - umbilicus L1 - inguinal L4 or L5 - big tor S1 - small toe S5 - perianal region
Muscles of the abdomen
External oblique
Internal oblique
Transversus abdominis
Rectus abdominis
Pyramidalis
EXTERNAL OBLIQUE
Most superficial
Free inferior margin = inguinal ligament
Interdigitate with serratus anterior and latissimus dorsi
OBLIQUELY DOWNWARD AND MEDIALLY
From aponeurosis
INTERNAL OBLIQUE
Deep to external oblique
UPWARD AND MEDIAL
Aponeurotic fibers of internal oblique and transvershs abdominis = CONJOINT TENDON
From aponeurosis which splits to form rectus sheath
TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS
Innermost
Flat
Ends in aponeurosis
Contribute to conjoint tendon
RECTUS ABDOMINIS
On either side of linea alba
Segmented = tendinous intersections
Lateral border convex = LINEA SEMILUNARIS
PYRAMIDALIS
Not always present
Tenses linea alba
At the level below the anterior superior iliac spines, the posterior wall of the rectus sheath is formed by
TRANSVERSALIS FASCIA
Cresenteric border on the posterior wall
Midway between umbilicus and pubic crest
Arcuate line