Anterior Abdominal Wall Flashcards

1
Q

what are the contents of the abdomen

A

large part of the digestive and urogenital system

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2
Q

xiphoid process is found at

A

T9

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3
Q

what forms the costal margin

A

formed by 7th 8th 9th 10th costal cartilage

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4
Q

what forms the illiac crest

A

L4

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5
Q

Where is the pubic symphysis found

A

coccyx

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6
Q

where is the umbillicus found

A

scar of the umbillical cord at junction of L3 and L4

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7
Q

What is located at the renal angle

A

kidneys

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8
Q

what are the margins of the superficial inguinal ring

A

superomedial to the pubic tubercle

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9
Q

what connnects the superficial and deep inguinal ring

A

inguinal canal

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10
Q

where isthe deep inguinal ring

A

fascia tansversalis

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11
Q

the middle line going up the abdomen is called

A

linea alba

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12
Q

what is the lateral margin of the rectus abdominus

A

linea semilunaris

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13
Q

how many regions of the abdomen are there

A

9

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14
Q

a person has appendicits what region should be palpatted

A

inguinal region

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15
Q

a person has cholecystitis what region should be palpated

A

hypochondriac region

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16
Q

a person has peptic ulcer what region should be palpated

A

epigastrium

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17
Q

where is the transplyloric plane located

A

L1

18
Q

What is fascia camper and fascia camper

A

camper = superficial fatty layer scarpa = deep layer

19
Q

skin of abdominal wall is supplied by

A

thorracic nerve T7-T11

20
Q

skin around the umbillicus is supplied by what nerve

A

T10

21
Q

the xiphoid process is supplied by what nerve

A

T7

22
Q

The skin of the anterior abdominal wall is supplied bY

A

T7-T11

23
Q

what is caput medusae

A

in portal htn, the superior vena caba or inferior vena is obstucted which causes the veins to dialate

24
Q

what is the name of the lymph nodes if they are above the umbillicus or below it

A

below - inguinal lymph nodes above -axillary lymph nodes

25
Q

what are the muscles of the anterior abdominal wall

A

external oblique internal oblique transversus abdominis rectus abdominis pyramidalis

26
Q

what nerve supplies the anterior abdominal wall

A

thoracoabdominal nerve

27
Q

what are the 2 parts of the muscles of the anterior abdominal wall

A

muscular and aponerosis

28
Q

what 3 things envelope the rectus abdominus muscle

A

external, internal and transverse oblique envelope the rectus abdominus

29
Q

what surrounds the abdominal wall

A
30
Q

a person is stabbed anterior to the abdominal wall, what will the stab go thru

A

skin

superficial facia - camper

Deep fascia -scalpa

aponeurosis of ext oblique

aponeurosis of internal oblique

rectus abdominus

aponeorosis of internal

aponeurosis of transverse

fascia transversalis

31
Q

do both males and females have an inguinal canal

A

yes, but in the women the uterus prevents its descent

32
Q

what is the inguinal canal

A

a passage in the lower part of the anterior wall extending from the deep to the superficial inguinal ring.

33
Q

what makes up the boundaries of the inguianal canal

A

ant wall = external oblique apon

post wall = fascia transversalis

roof= aching fibers

floor

= inguinal lig and lacunar lig

34
Q

what are the the 3 things that pass thru the ingunal canal

A
  1. spermatic cord
  2. round ligament of uterus
  3. lligiuinal nerve
35
Q

How do you distinguish between indirect and direct hernia

A

indirect =

unilateral

younger age

inferior to epigastric vessels

36
Q

a person has an inguinal hernia what kind is it :

bilateral

older person

doesnt descend into scrotum

A

direct

37
Q

A hernia is bilateral in a 10 year old , what kind of hernia is it?

A

indirect

38
Q

what kind of hernia is found in hesselbachs triangle

A

direct

39
Q

in an inguinal hernia what is going wrong

A

small intestines goes thru deep inguinal ring, canal, deep ring and then scrotum

40
Q

what is the location where a hernia develops in an inguinal ring

A

deep inguinal ring

41
Q

in an inguinal hernia which is lateral and which is medial

A

lateteral = indirect

medial = direct

42
Q
A