Abdominal Wall

Question 1

What are the regions of the Abdominal Wall?

Answer 1

Left / Right Hypochondrium
Epigastric
Left / Right lumbar 
Umbilical
Left / Right Inguinal
Suprapubic (hypogastric)

Question 2

What are the layers in the abdominal wall?

Answer 2

Skin, superficial fascia, muscle, deep fascia, extra peritoneal fascia and parietal peritoneum

Question 3

What layers are below the umbilicus?

Answer 3

Campers fascia and scarpas fascia

Question 4

What is campers fascia?

Answer 4

Superficial (fatty)

Question 5

What is Scarpas Fascia?

Answer 5

Deep (membranous)

Question 6

Where does Campus Fascia continue to?

Answer 6

The penis

Question 7

Why does campus fascia fuse with scarpas fascia?

Answer 7

To become dartos fascia of the scrotum

Question 8

In which direction does external oblique muscles go?

Answer 8

Down

Question 9

In which direction does internal oblique muscle go?

Answer 9

Up

Question 10

In which direction does transversus Abdominis muscle go?

Answer 10

To the side

Question 11

In which direction do fibres pass in rectus Abdominis?

Answer 11

Vertically

Question 12

Pyramidalis is found?

Answer 12

T12

Question 13

Where does rectus Abdominis lie?

Answer 13

Directly on the transversus fascia

Question 14

What is the arcuate line?

Answer 14

It is the line that marks the transition of rectus Abdominis and transversalis fascia by an arch of fascia

Question 15

What is deep to transversalis fascia?

Answer 15

A layer of extraperitoneal fascia which contains fat especially around the kidneys