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Abdominal Wall & Diagphram Flashcards

1
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The body is divided into what two major cavities?

A

Dorsal and ventral

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2
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What is contained in the dorsal cavity?

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Brain & spine

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3
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What are the layers of the abdominal wall? 6

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Skin,
tissue,
Muscles
Deep fascia,
Extraperitoneal fat,
Parietal peritoneum

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4
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What does the diaphragm do?

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Separates thoracic cavity from abdominal cavity

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5
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The diaphragm is the major muscle of?

A

Inspiration

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6
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What are the 3 sites of attachment for the diaphragm?

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Sternal, Lumbar, Costal

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7
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Which attachment is not always present?

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Sternal

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8
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Which attachment is attached to the inner surface of the last ribs?

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Costal

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9
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Which attachment has two attachments? And what are they?

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Lumbar

Rt & Lt crura

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10
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Which attachment arise from the first 3 lumbar vertebrae, seen anterior to the aorta?

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Right crura

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11
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Which attachment arise from the first 2 lumbar vertebrae?

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Left crura

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12
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What are the signs & symptoms of abdominal wall abscess?

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Erythema, Tenderness, Induration

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13
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What are the 2 common causes of superficial anterior abdominal wall abscess?

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Surgical incision, External trauma

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14
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What is the lateral margin of the rectus muscles that is formed by fuses of the rectus muscles aponeuroses?

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Linea semilunaris

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15
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What is the dense connective tissue, extending from xyphoid process to the pubic symphysis & formed by fusion of aponeurosis of abdominal muscles?

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Linea alba

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16
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This separates the right and left rectus muscles?

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Linea alba

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17
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Formed as the inferior border of the external oblique extends between anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic tubercle is called?

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Inguinal ligament

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18
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What is formed as the inferior border of the external oblique extends?

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Inguinal canal

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19
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In inguinal canal, in an adult, it is an oblique passage approximately?

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4cm long

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20
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Within the inguinal canal is the _ cord in males and the round _ ligament in females.

A

Spermatic & uterine

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21
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What are the two openings of the inguinal canal?

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Deep inguinal ring, Superficial inguinal ring

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22
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What is the anatomy for the posterior abdominal wall?5

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Composition, Lumbar vertebra, Posterior abdominal wall muscles, Diaphragm, Fascia

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23
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The belly button is the center mark to?

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Divide

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24
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What anatomy is in the RUQ?

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Rt liver, Gallbladder

25
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What anatomy is in the LUQ?

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Stomach, Lt liver, Spleen

26
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What anatomy is in the RLQ?

A

Bowel, Rt ovaries

27
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What anatomy is in the LLQ?

A

Bowel, Lt ovaries

28
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What anatomy is in between the RLQ & LLQ?

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Bladder, Uterus

29
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What anatomy is in between the RUQ & LUQ?

30
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What anatomy is in between the RUQ & RLQ?

31
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What anatomy is in between the LUQ & LLQ?

32
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What are the 9 regions?

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Right hypochondrium, Epigastrium, Left hypochondrium, Right lumbar, Umbilical, Left lumbar, Right iliac fossa, Hypogastrium, Left iliac fossa

33
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What is the thickened upper margin of the fascia that covers the anterior surface of the psoas muscle?

A

Medial arcuate

34
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What is the thickened upper margin of the fascia that covers the anterior surface of the quadratus lumborum muscle?

A

Lateral arcuate

35
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What is in the right hypochondriac region?

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Liver, Gallbladder, Right kidney, Small intestine

36
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What is in the epigastric region?

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Stomach, Liver, Pancreas, Duodenum, Spleen, Adrenal glands

37
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What is in the left hypochondriac?

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Spleen, Colon, Left kidney, Pancreas

38
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What is in the right lumbar?

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Gallbladder, Liver, Right colon

39
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What is in the umbilical region?

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Umbilicus (navel), Parts of small intestine, Duodenum

40
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What is in the left lumbar?

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Descending colon, Left kidney

41
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What is in the right iliac?

A

Appendix, Cecum

42
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What is in the hypogastric region?

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Urinary bladder, Sigmoid colon, Female reproductive organs

43
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What is in the left iliac?

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Descending colon, Sigmoid colon

44
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Who is most at risk for inguinal hernia?

45
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What is usually found in the various types of hernias?

A

Fat, Soft tissue, Bowel

46
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A protrusion of any organ or tissue through an abnormal opening in the body is called?

47
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A defect in transversalis fascia underlining the abdominal wall muscles just above the peritoneal membrane covering the organs is called?

48
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Where are inguinal hernias found?

A

Direct and indirect are found superior to the inguinal ligament more commonly on right side

49
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What can we do to determine we are looking at a hernia?5

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Location & size, Sac content, Reducibility, Incarceration, Strangulation

50
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How many attachments does the central tendon have?

51
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For a hematoma, the sonographic appearance of fresh blood appears echo free meaning?

52
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For a hematoma, the sonographic appearance of the old ones that appear with scattered areas of echo have?

53
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The abdominal wall hernias consist of what 3 parts?

A

Neck, Sac, Contents of the sac

54
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What are the two main categories of abdominal wall hernias?

A

Ventral & groin

55
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Indirect inguinal hernias are more common compared to?

A

The direct one

56
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Where is the defect in indirect inguinal hernia?

57
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Where is the herniation sac located in the indirect inguinal hernia?

A

Anterior to the spermatic cord

58
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Indirect inguinal may communicate with?

59
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Indirect inguinal hernias are identified where?

A

Lateral to the inferior epigastric artery

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