Anatomy Review Flashcards
What are the 4 quadrants of abdomen
- RUQ
- RLQ
- LUQ
- LLQ
What are the 9 regions of the abdomen?
- R hypochondriac region
- epigastric
- L hypochondriac region
- R lumbar region
- umbilical region
- L lumber region
- R iliac (inguinal) region
- Hypogastric (pubic) region
- L iliac (inguinal) region
What is in R hypochondriac region?
Ascending colon Gall bladder liver R kidney Small intestine Transverse colon
What is in Epigastric region?
Esophagus liver pancreas R&L adrenal glands R&L kidneys small intestines spleen stomach transverse colon
What is in L hypochondriac region?
descending colon L kidney Liver pancreas sml intestine spleen stomach transverse colon
What is in R lumber region?
ascending colon gall bladder liver R kidney sml intestine
What is in Umbilical region?
cisterna chyli pancreas R&L kidneys R&L ureters sml intestine stomach transverse colon
What is in L lumber region?
Descending colon
L kidney
sml intestine
What is in R iliac (inguinal) region?
appendix cecum and ascending colon R fallopian tube (F) R ovary Sml Intestine
What is located in Hypogastric region?
prostate rectum R&L fallopian tubes + ovaries (f) R&L ureters seminal vessicle (m) sigmoid colon urinary bladder uterus (f) Vas deferens (m)
What is in L iliac (inguinal) region?
L fallopian tube + ovary (f)
sml intestine
descending colon
sigmoid colon
What landmarks are used to differentiate between 9 regions of abdomen?
R midclavicular line
L midclavicular line
Subcostal
Intertubercular
Layers of abdominal wall - sin and fascia
Skin
Superficial fascia
(two layers 1. Camper’s (fatty camping layer) fascia
2. Scarpa’s (very thin membranous layer) fascia
Layers of abdominal wall - layers deep to muscle layers
- Trasversali fascia
- Extraperitoneal layer
- Parietal peritoneum
Dermatome reference landmarks T6,T10,L1
T6 - below nipple
T10 - umbilicus
L1 - inguinal region