ABDOMINAL Flashcards
CHECK ON LEARNING PART I
regions of the abdomen?
epigastric left/right hypochondriac umbilical left/right lumbar hypogastric left/right inguinal
quadrants of the abdominal cavity?
left/right upper
left/right lower
right upper quadrant?
liver-right lobe, gallbladder, stomach-pylorus, first three parts of the duodenum, head of pancreas, right suprarenal gland, right kidney, right colic flexure, ascending colon-superior part, transverse colon right half
left upper quadrant?
left lobe of liver, spleen, stomach
right lower quadrant?
cecum, vermiform appendix, most of ileum
left lower quadrant?
sigmoid colon, descending colon
what comprises the abdominal wall?
skin subcutaneous fascia, campers and scarpa muscles transversalis fascia extraperitoneal fascia parietal peritoneum internal organs
this fatty layer of the abdominal wall is next to skin, used for energy storage and as a lubricant?
camper’s fascia
this fatty layer of the abdomen is not fatty, a membranous layer
scarpa’s fascia
this is the inferior limit of the posterior layer of the rectus sheath, the point at which the posterior IO and TA become part of the ANTERIOR rectus sheath, leaving the posterior rectus sheath uncovered except for the transversalis fascia
arcuate line
superior to the arcuate line
how does the aponeurosis of the EO, IO and TA pass over the rectus abdominus?
anterior to the RA
splits to go on either side of the RA
passes posterior to RA
posterior to the arcuate line
how does the aponeurosis of the EO, IO and TA pass over the rectus abdominus?
the aponeurosis of IO does not split
the aponeurosis of all three flat muscles pass anterior to RA
deep fasciae covers what?
all three flat muscles
this fascia of the abdominal wall runs deep to the TA?
transversalis fascia
this fascia of the abdominal wall is the fatty layer, deep to the TA?
extraperitoneal fascia
what are the five surface markings of the anterior abdominal wall?
2 x lateral umbilical fold
2 x medial umbilical fold
1 x median umbilical fold
this surface marking of the anterior abdominal wall is a fold in the peritoneum where the inferior epigastric ran?
lateral umbilical fold
this surface marking of the anterior abdominal wall covers the medial umbilical ligaments, remnant of the umbilical arteries
medial umbilical fold