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Anterior Abdominal Wall and Abdominal Cavity Flashcards

1
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abdominal cavity includes the …that holds …ml

A

peritoneal cavity; 20

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2
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peritoneal fluid is often clear, a cloudy color suggests…

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infection

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3
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mark between the abdominal cavity or pelvic cavity is…

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pelvic inlet

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4
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median plane

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midline of the body

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5
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trans-umbilical plane

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passing through the umbilicus at the L3 and L4

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6
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inguinal ligament is between

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ASIS; pubic tubercle

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7
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inguinal ligament is formed by the

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external oblique muscle aponeurosis

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8
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testis was located inside abdominal cavity between … and …

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parietal peritoneum and transversalis fascia

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9
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outside the peritoneal cavity is..

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retroperitoneal

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10
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deep ring of inguinal canal is located on the …side of the inferior epigastric artery and vein

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lateral

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11
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contents of inguinal canal in males

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spermatic cord

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12
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contents of inguinal canal for females

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round ligament of uterus

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13
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two nerves in inguinal canal

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ilioinguinal and genital branch of genitofemoral

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14
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two types of inguinal hernia

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direct and indirect

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15
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what is an inguinal hernia

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protrusion of parietal peritoneum and/or abdominal viscera (small intestine) through a normal or abnormal opening from the cavity they belong

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16
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direct inguinal hernia passes through … and occurs in…

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Hesselbach’s triangle

old men

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17
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indirect inguinal hernia passes through … to the inguinal canal and occurs in…

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laterallly

newborn boys

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18
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umbilical hernia

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around umbilicus

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19
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epigastric hernia

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midline along linea alba cranially to umbilicus

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20
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semilunar (spigelian) hernia occurs in

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people over 40 with obesity

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21
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diaphragmatic hernia

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bochdaleks

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22
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caput medusa

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hepatic portal vein hypertension or obstruction

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23
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from internal thoracic artery continues as the …inside rectus sheath behind rectus abdominis

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superior epigastric

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24
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from external iliac and femoral artery … and superficial arteries in lower abdomen.

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inferior epigastric artery

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25
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components of thoracoabdominal nerves

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motor, sensory, sympathetic

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26
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T7-T9

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epigastrium

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27
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T10

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umbilical

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28
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T11

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upper hypgastric

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29
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T12

30
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L1

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lower hypogastric and ilioinguinal

31
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falciform ligament is

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above umbilicus

32
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round ligament of the liver is aka

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ligamentum teres hepatis

33
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before birth round ligament of liver was

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umbilical vein

34
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what folds are below umbilicus

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median umbilical fold (urachus)
medial umbilical folds (bilateral obliterated umbilical arteries)
lateral umbilical folds (bilateral inferior epigastric vessels)

35
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peritoneum consists of two layers

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parietal and visceral

36
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parietal peritoneum served by the same …. vessels and nerves in the region that it is adjacent to. It is …to all general somatic sensations. Pain of parietal peritoneum is…

A

blood and lymphatic
sensitive
is well localized

37
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visceral peritoneum served by the … to the organ it covers. …. to general sensations. …to stretch and chemical irritation. pain is ….rather it is felt as….

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same blood and lymphatic vessels and nerves 
not sensitive
sensitive 
poorly locialized 
referred pain
38
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foregut organs; it is part of the … region.

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stomach, 2 parts of duodenum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas

epigastric

39
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midgut organs; it is part of…region

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lower duodenum, small intestine and proximal 2/3 of transverse colon/large intestine.
umbilical

40
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hindgut organs; it is part of the ….region.

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distal 1/3 of large intestine, sigmoid colon, and rectum.

suprapubic region

41
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peritoneum is called … in histology

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mesothelium

42
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in utero, the what becomes the peritoneal cavity?

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intraembryonic coelom

43
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in utero what is the peritoneum?

44
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intraperitoneal organs are …covered by peritoneum

A

completely

45
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retroperitoneal organs are …covered by peritoneum

46
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mesentary is ….layers of peritoneum adhering together connecting the ….organs to abdominal wall.

A

2

intraperitoneal

47
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peritoneal cavity …. contain any abdominopelvic organs other than a small amount of fluid

48
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mesenteries associated with

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dorsal surface of intraperitoneal organs

49
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omentum associated with

50
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peritoneal ligaments typically connect

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adjacent organs

51
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peritoneal folds typically on the

A

anterior abdominal wall

52
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peritoneal recesses/gutters

53
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greater sac and lesser sac are

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two subdivisions of the peritoneal cavity

54
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where is the mesentary located

A

small intestine

55
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transverse mesocolon

A

transverse colon

56
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sigmoid mesocolon

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sigmoid colon

57
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greater omentum starts from

A

greater curvature of stomach

58
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lesser omentum connects to

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lesser curvature of stomach

59
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how many layers of omentum

60
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lesser omentum connects along the …of the stomach and has two parts:

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lesser curvature

hepatogastric ligament and heptaduodenal ligament

61
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peritoneal ligaments are

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double layer peritoneum connecting one organ with another organ or to the abdominal wall

62
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falciform ligament formed by

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umbilical vein/round ligament of liver

63
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hepatogastric ligament formed by

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membranous portion of lesser omentum

64
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heptaduodenal ligament formed by

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right edge of lesser of omentum containing portal triad

65
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phrenicocolic ligament

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between diaphragm and left colic flexure

66
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median umbilical fold raised by

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obliterated urachus; fetal bladder

67
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medial umbilical folds raised by

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bilateral obliterated umbilical arteries

68
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lateral umbilical folds raised by

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bilateral inferior epigastric vessels

69
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falciform ligament formed by

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involuted umbilical vein

70
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ascites

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excess fluid accumulation in peritoneal cavity; results from portal hypertension, cancer metastasis, starvation

71
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abdominal paracentesis

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puncture through the anterior abdomincal wall and into the peritoneal cavity for aspiration or drainage of fluid

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