ABDOMEN: SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY Flashcards
Part of the trunk
ABDOMEN
The abdomen is inferior to this structure
THORACIC CAVITY
The abdomen is superior to this structure
PELVIC CAVITY
What surrounds the abdomen
MUSCULOMEMBRANOUS WALLS
What is the superior boundary of the abdomen?
DIAPHRAGM
What is the inferior boundary of the abdomen?
PELVIC INLET
What are the contents of the abdomen?
PERITONEAL CAVITY
ABDOMINAL VISCERA
The abdomen can extend superiorly to where?
AS HIGH AS THE 4TH INTERCOSTAL SPACE
The abdomen can extend inferiorly to where?
IT IS CONTINUOUS WITH THE PELVIC CAVITY
Used to describe the location of abdominal organs and the pain associated with abdominal pain
TOPOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS OF THE ABDOMEN
What are the schemes of surface topography?
4 QUADRANT PATTERN
9 REGION PATTERN
What is the plane in the 4 quadrant pattern that divides it horizontally?
It divides the quadrant into right and left sides
TRANSUMBILICAL PLANE
Where does the transumbilical plane passes through?
IT PASSES THROUGH THE UMBILICUS AND INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS (L3 & L4)
What is the plane in the 4 quadrant pattern that divides it vertically?
It divides the quadrant into upper and lower regions
VERTICAL MEDIAN PLANE
Organs on the Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
LIVER STOMACH GALLBLADDER DUODENUM RIGHT KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSVERSE COLON RIGHT ADRENAL GLAND ASCENDING COLON APPENDIX BILE DUCT