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Anterior abdominal wall and peritoneum Flashcards

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From superficial to deep, what structures are in the:

  • Upper right abdominal quadrant
  • Upper left abdominal quadrant
  • Lower right abdominal quadrant
  • Lower left abdominal quadrant
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  • S: liver, body/antrum of stomach, half of transverse colon, some of small intestine; D: Gallbladder, duodenum, part of pancreas
  • S: Fundus and body of stomach, half transverse colon, part of small intestine; D: pancreas, spleen
  • S: Small intestine; D: Ascending colon
  • S: small intestine; D: descending colon
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Which quadrant would you palate if concerned about appendicitis?

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Lower right

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Where are the kidneys located with respect to costal margin and upper quadrants?

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The abdominal aorta bifurfaces at level of […]

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Umbilicus

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For each structure:

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  • Innervation
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Where is the arcuate line?

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Halfway between umbilicus and pubic bone

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For each structure:

  • What is the name
  • What is it a branch of
  • Where does it travel in abdomen
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What vessel assists in providing blood to the anterior abdominal if a patient has had a CABG (coronary artery bypass graft) surgery?

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Inferior epigastric

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Inferior to the arcuate line, the anterior rectus sheath is made up which tissue layers?

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EO aponeurosis + IO aponeurosis + transversus abdominis aponeurosis

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Inferior to the arcuate line, the posterior rectus abdomins sheath is […]

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Non existant - only the transversalis fascia is posterior to the RA inferior to arcuate line

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Superior to arcuate line, the anterior rectus sheath is composed of what structures?

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EO aponeurosis + anterior 1/2 of IO aponeurosis

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Superior to arcuate line, the posterior rectus sheath is composed of what structures?

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posterior 1/2 of IO aponeurosis + transversus abdominis aponeurosis

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For each structure:

  • What is the name
  • What is contained in the fold
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The medial umbilical fold contains the obliterated remains of what structure?

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Umbilical artery

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The median fold contains the obliterated remains of what structure?

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Urachus

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The lateral fold contains what structure?

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Epigastric vessels

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What provides the innervation to the skin of the anterior abdominal wall?

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Ventral rami spinal nerves T7-T12

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What is diastasis recti?

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Label image. Also, what is the peritoneum?

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What’s the difference between an intraperitoneal organ, primary retroperitoneal organ, and secondary retroperitoneal organ?

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Intraperitoneal = organ that developed by growing into the peritoneum. As such, can be freely moved around in body during dissection/surgery.

Primary retro = developed behind peritoneum, cannot be moved around

Secondary retro = developed behind peritoneum but got pushed into peritoneum during development, in between level of movement from other 2

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Label image.

Also, what is the mesentery?

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Double fold of visceral peritoneum that attaches small bowel to abdominal wall

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What is the greater omentum?

What does it connect?

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  • Double fold of double-layered peritoneum forming a 4-layered apron over the intestines
  • Connects from stomach to transverse colon
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What is the lesser omentum?

What does it connect?

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  • Double fold of peritoneum
  • Connects liver to stomach; two parts: hepatogastric ligament + hepatoduodenal ligament
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What is the predominant structure shown in this image?

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Greater omentum

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True/false: The entire small intestine is intraperitoneal.

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False

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True/false: the pancreas is intraperitoneal.

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False - retro

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True/false: the spleen is intraperitoneal.

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True

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True/false: the gallbladder is retroperitoneal

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False - intraperitoneal

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True/false: the liver is retroperitoneal.

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False - intra

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What is ascites?

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Why can the peritoneal cavity be used in treatment of hydrocephaly?

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What is peritonitis?

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Innervation here is important

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Which organs are retroperitoneal?

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Within the abdomen, which organs are intraperitoneal?

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  • Stomach
  • Small intestines (jejunum, ileum, some of duodenum)
  • Spleen
  • Liver
  • Gallbladder
  • Cecum
  • Appendix
  • Large intestine (transverse and sigmoid colons)

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