Abdomen Flashcards
The transtubercular like is at the level of what lumbar vertebra?
L5
The subcostal plane is at the level of what rib
10th rib
The subcostal plane corresponds to what lumbar vertebra
L3
The interspinous plane is an imaginary line from what surface landmarks?
ASIS
What are the fascias of the anterior abdominal wall
- Superficial fascia
2. Deep fascia
What are the layers of the superficial fascia of the anterior abdominal wall
- Campers fascia
- Scarpas fascia
Remember: Fatty Camper traversing a SCAry PArk (scarpa_
The campers fascia is connected to what fasci of the thigh?
Superficial fascia
The campers facia is connected to what fascia in the perineum?
Superficial fascia of the perineal fascia
What fascia covers the muscles of the abdomen
deep fascia
The deep fascia continues as what in the spermatic cord
external spermatic fascia
The deep fascia continues as what in the penis
As deep fascia or bucks fascia
What is the most superficial muscle of the abdomen?
External oblique
The inferior margin of the external oblique muscle forms what ligament?
inguinal ligament
What muscles interdigitate in the external oblique muscle of the abdomen?
Serratus anterior and latissimus dorsi
The external oblique muscle fibers is directed
Obliquely downward and medially
An anterior abdominal wall muscle that is part of the conjoint tendon
- internal oblique
2. transversus abdominis
What is the direction of the muscle fibers of the internal oblique muscle
upward and medial
What forms the conjoint tendon of the abdomen
- Aponeurotic fibers of internal iblique
2. Transversus abdominis
The aponeurosis of the rectus sheath comes from what muscles
internal oblique
what is the innermost muscle of the anterior abdominal wall?
Transversus abdominis
the convex lateral border of the rectus abdominis is called
line semilunaris
What is the action of the pyramidalis?
tenses the linea alba
___ is a crescent shaped line marking the inferior limit of the posterior layer of the rectus sheath
arcuate line
The linea SEMICIRCULARIS is also called the ____
arcuate line
The arcuate line is see between what surface markers?
midway between the
- Umbilicus
- Pubic crest
If you stab a patient lateral to the rectus abdominis (above the arcuate line), what layers of the skin are affected?
[Anterior to posterior]
- Skin
- Subcutaneous tissue
- EO fascia
- IO fascia
- TA fascia
- Transversalis fascia
- Extraperitoneal fascia
- peritoneum
If you stab a patient directly over the rectus abdominis (above the arcuate line) muscle, what layers are traversed by the ice pic?
- Skin
- Subcutaneous tissue
- Anterior rectus sheath
- Rectus abdominis
- Posterior rectus sheath
- Extraperitoneal fascia
- Peritoneum
The anterior rectus sheath is composed of what fascia
- EO
2. IO
The posterior rectus sheath is composed of what fascia
- TA
2. Transversalis fascia
If you stab a patient below the arcuate line just lateral to the rectus abdominis muscle, what layers are traversed by the knife?
- Skin
- Subcutaneous fascia
- EO
- IO
- TA
- TF
- Extraperitoneal fascia
- Peritoneum
NO POSTERIO SHEATH
If you stab a patient below the arcuate line directly over the rectus abdominis muscle, what layers are traversed by the knife?
- Skin
- Subcutaneous tissue
- Anterior layer of rectus sheath
- Rectus abdomins muscle
- Transversalis fascia
- Extraperitoneal fascia
- Peritoneum
What are the layers of the anterior rectus sheath found below the arcuate line
- EO
- IO
- TA
the linea alba extends from the xyphoid process to the ___
pubic symphysis
The linea alba is the fusion of what aponeurosis
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
- Transversus abdominis
What are the blood supply of the muscles of the anterior abdominal wall?
- Superior epigastric
- Inferior epigastric
- Deep Circumflex
- Superficial epigastric
- Superficial cicumflex Iliac
The superior epigastric artery is a branch of the
Internal Thoracic artery