abdominal wall 2 Flashcards
what structures are you going to find in the posterior wall of the abdomen?
- lumbar vertebrae and IV discs
- muscles
- diapghram (contributes to the superior part of the wall)
- fascia
- lumbar plexus
- kidneys, fat, nerves and vessels
what muscles are found on the posterior abdominal wall?
- psoas
- quadratus lumborum
- iliacus
- transversus abdominis and oblique muscles laterally
innervation and function of quadratus lumborum?
wat does its fascia contribute towards?
function:
- fixes and depresses the 12th rib during inspiration and flexes/laterally flexes the trunk
innervation:
- T12-L4 anterior rami
the fascia contributes to forming the lateral arcuate ligament.
psoas major function and innervation?
what does it fascia create?
function:
- flexes the thigh, trunk and laterally flexes the trunk
innervation:
- L1-L3 spinal nerves
fascia creates the medial arcuate ligament
psoas minor function and innervation
innervation:
L1
this muscle is often not present in around 60% of people
it is merely an extension of psoas major
iliacus innervation and function?
innervation:
- femoral nerve (L1,2,3)
function:
- merges with psoas major acting to flex the trunk and thigh
what does the lumbar plexus supply?
- abdominal muscles
- extensor compartment of the thigh
- adductor compartment of the thigh
where will you find the lumbar plexus?
what branches is it made from?
- formed within psoas major
- brnaches will be visible on the posterior abdominal and pelvic walls
- made up by L1-3 and most of L4
where will you find the muscular and vascular compartment of the thigh?
deep to the inguinal ligament
- it is divided by the femoral sheath
what is the femoral sheath continous with?
transversalis and iliac fascia
what will you find within the muscular comparmtnet?
- psoas major
- iliacus muscle
- femoral nerve
- lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh (sometimes it perices the inguinal ligament directly)
what will you find within the vascular compartment ?
transmits femoral vessels and femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve
what 2 arteries is the posterior abdominla wall supplied by?
- thoracic aorta
- abdominal aorta
these arteries will continue anteriorly to anastomose with the anterior abdominal wall arteries
branches of the thoracic aorta?
10th and 11th posterior intercostal arteries
branches of the abdominal aorta?
- subcostal
- lumbar arteries (4 pairs)
what 3 arteries supply the anterolateral abdominal wall?
- internal thoracic
- external iliac
- femoral