Anterior Abdominal Wall And Inguinal Region Flashcards
3 muscle layers of abdominal wall
External oblique
Internal oblique
Transversus abdominis
What is the most superficial muscle layer of the abdominal wall
External oblique
What direction do external oblique muscle fibres run
Anterior-inferior
Where do fibres of the external oblique attach
Ribs
Iliac crest
Aponeurosis
Flattened sheet of connective tissue
Where do muscle fibres of the abdominal wall become aponeurosis
Mid clavicular line
What is the middle muscle layer of the abdominal wall
Internal oblique
What direction do internal oblique muscle fibres run in
Anterior-superior
What is the deepest muscle layer of the abdominal wall
Transversus abdominis
What direction do Transversus abdominis fibres run in
Transverse
Where do fibres of the rectus abdominis attach
Xiphoid process and costal cartilages
Pubic symphysis
What structures break up the rectus abdominis
Tendinous intersections
Which muscle is enclosed by the aponeurotic sheath
Rectus abdominis
Which aponeurosis comprise the aponeurotic sheath
Aponeurosis of external oblique, internal oblique, and Transversus abdominis
Which line indicates a change in the structure of the abdominal wall
Arcuate line
How does the structure of the abdominal wall change below the arcuate line
Aponeurosis of Transversus abdominis goes from deep to rectus abdominis to superficial to ra
Aponeurosis of internal oblique goes from surrounding rectus abdominis to superficial to ra
What layer is deep to rectus abdominis both above and below the arcuate line
Transversalis fascia
What layers are superficial to rectus abdominis above the arcuate line
External oblique aponeurosis
Some of internal oblique aponeurosis
Which layers are superficial to rectus abdominis below the arcuate line
Transversus abdominis aponeurosis
Internal oblique aponeurosis
External oblique aponeurosis
Blood vessels that supply the abdominal wall + rectus sheath
Superior epigastric artery
Inferior epiGastric artery
Lower intercostal and lumbar arteries
What does the internal thoracic artery become when it enters the abdomen
Superior epigastric artery
What vessel is the inferior epigastric artery a branch of
External iliac artery
Where does the subcostal nerve run
Below T12 rib
What is the nerve root of the iliohypogastric nerve and ilioinguinal nerve
L1
What is the nerve root of the genitofemoral nerve
L1+2
What landmarks show the ends of the inguinal ligament
ASIS
pubic tubercle
What forms the inguinal ligament
Inferior border of external obliques aponeurosis rolling under itself
The aponeurosis of which muscle forms the inguinal ligament
External oblique
What is the lumen of the inguinal ligament called
Inguinal canal