Abdominal anterior Wall Flashcards
Superior border of abdomen?
Costal cartilages 7-12 Xiphoid process (10thcartilage)
Inferior border?
Pubic bone and iliac crest
L4
What is the level of the umbilicus?
IV disc L3-L4
What is the lines Alba made of?
CT raphe
Linea semilunaris?
Scalloped lateral border on each side of rectus abdomenis
Linea transversa?
Tendinous band of rectus abdominis
One pair below xiphoid process and one intersecting umbillicusand one half way. Creates six pack
Abdominal quadrants are formed by two lines intersecting where?
Umbillicus
What are the two planes that make the nine regions?
Vertical planes:midclavicular
Horizontal planes: transpyloric plane halfway between xiphoid process and umbillicus
Right and left upper regions are called what?
Hypochondriac regions Contains liver (bulk right)
What is the region between hypochondriac?
Epigastric contains stomach and pancreas
What is found in the umbillicus region?
Small intestine and transverse colon
Right and left lumbar region haswhat?
Ascending Colon in right and B descending colon in left
Hyppgastric regions?
Smell infections full Bladders pregnant uterus’s
Where are the cutaneous nerves derived?
Ventral rami of t7 though l1