Abdominal wall and inguinal region Flashcards
Fascias of abdominal wall
- Superficial fascia:
- Camper’s fascia
- Membranous fascia of Scarpa - Deep fascia
Layers of abdominal wall
- skin
- subcutaneous fatty tissue
- superficial fascia
- external oblique + aponeurosis
- internal oblique + aponeurosis
- transversus abdominis + aponeurosis
- transversalis fascia
- preperitoneal fatty tissue
- parietal peritoneum
External oblique
O: rib 5-12
I: iliac crest, inguinal ligament, rectus sheath
I: intercostal nerves (T8-T11), subcostal nerves (T12), ilioinguinal nerve, iliohypogastric nerve
F: flex vertebral column, bend laterally + rotation
Internal oblique
O: iliac crest, thoracolumbar fascia, ASIS, inguinal ligament
I: ribs 10-12, linea alba, pubic tubercle
I: T6-T12 IC nerves, iliohypogastric + ilioingunal
F: rotation, bending laterally, flexes lumbar vertebral column
Transversus abdominis
O: 7-12 ribs, thoracolumbar fascia, iliac crest, inguinal ligament
I: xiphoid cartilage, linea alba, pubic tubercle, pectin pubis
I: lower 6 thoracic IC nerves, ilioinguinal + iliohypogastric
F: contraction + expansion of abdominal wall, rotation , flexion of trunk
Rectus abdominis
O: 5-7 ribs, xiphoid process
I: pubic tubercle
I: T7-T12 IC nerves
F: flexes vertebral column, tenses abdominal wall
Pyramidalis
O: pubic crest
I: linea alba
I: intercostal nerves
F: tenses linea alba
Rectus Sheath
Anterior layer:
- above arcuate line: external + internal oblique
- below arcuate line: external + internal oblique + transversus abdominis
Posterior layer:
- above: internal oblique + transverses abdminis
- below: rectus abdominis, transversalis fascia
Nerves of anterolateral abdominal wall
- thoracoabdominal nerves
- thoracic spinal nerves
- subcostal nerve
- iliohypogastric nerve
- ilioinguinal nerve
Vessels of anterolateral abdominal wall
- superior epigastric vessels (internal thoracic)
- inferior epigastric vessels (external iliac)
- superficial circumflex iliac vessels (femoral artery, ⇒ greater saphenous vein)
- deep circumflex iliac vessels (external iliac artery)
- superficial epigastric vessels (demoral artery, ⇒ greater saphenous vein)
Cutaneous veins: - paraumbilical veins
- thoracoepigastric veins
- inferior/superior epigastric veins
Inguinal region
BORDERS: sup: horizontal line from ASIS to midline med: linea alba inf.lat.: inguinal ligament CONTENT: 5 umbilical folds inguinal canal
Inguinal ligament of Poupart
fibrous band formed by the thickened inferior border of the aponeurosis of the external oblique
from ASIS to pubic tubercle
bridging muscular and vascular lacunae
Inguinal canal
BORDERS:
sup: internal oblique, transverses abdominis
ant: aponeurosis of external + internal oblique
post: transversalis fascia + conjoint tendon
inf: inguinal ligament
CONTENT:
- in males: spermatic cord + ilioinguinal nerve
- in females: round ligament + ilioinguinal nerve
Peritoneum
- serous sac of mesothelium
- the peritoneal sac + omental bursa
- parietal + visceral peritoneum
Intraperitoneal organs
- stomach
- duodenum
- liver
- spleen
- jejunum
- ileum
- cecum + appendix
- transverse colon
- sigmoid colon
- oviduct
- uterus