Anterolateral Andominal Wall Flashcards
Borders of the Abdomen
●Superior:
_______________
_______________
●Inferior:
___ bone and ____
●Umbilicus:
Level of _______
Costal cartilages 7-12.
Xiphoid process
Pubic
iliac crest:
IV disc L3-4
Xiphoid process:
Level of ____ cartilage = ___ vertebrae
10th
L3
iliac crest:
Level of ____ vertebrae .
L4
Lines of the Anterior Abdominal Wall
●Linea alba: Located along the \_\_\_. = connective tissue raphe. ●Linea semilunaris: Along each \_\_\_\_ border of \_\_\_\_\_\_ ●Linea transversa: \_\_\_\_\_ of \_\_\_
midline
lateral; rectus abdominis.
Tendinous bands; rectus abdominis.
Abdominal Regions ●Divided into 9 regions by two pairs of planes: Vertical Planes: Left and right lateral planes =\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ planes Horizontal Planes: \_\_\_\_\_\_ plane:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ plane:
midclavicular
Transpyloric
Intertubercular
Transpyloric plane:
Midway between ______ and _________ (between _____ and ______).
jugular notch and pubic symphysis
xiphoid and umbilicus
Intertubercular plane:
Through ______ of _______
tubercles
iliac crests.
Cutaneous Nerves of the abdomen
●Derived from ventral rami of _____ through ____
●Pass (Superiorly or inferiorly?) and (medially or laterally ?) in plane between ____ and _____ muscles.
●Motor innervation:
To abdominal muscles.
T7 through L1.
Inferiorly
Medially
transverse and internal oblique
Cutaneous innervation of the abdomens :
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ branches. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ branches
Lateral cutaneous
Anterior cutaneous
_______ cutaneous branches of cutaneous nerve of the abdomen Penetrate rectus sheath.
Anterior
Cutaneous Nerves of the abdomen
●Ventral rami of \_\_\_\_ through \_\_\_: = thoracoabdominal nerves. T7 to dermatome over \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. T10 at level of \_\_\_\_\_\_. ●\_\_\_\_\_ nerve ●Ventral ramus of \_\_\_\_\_: Gives rise to: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ nerve. \_\_\_\_\_\_ nerve.
T7 through T11
xiphoid process
umbilicus
Subcostal
L1
iliohypogastric
ilioinguinal
Fascia of the abdomen
●Superficial superficial:
_____ fascia
Continuous with fascia over __________
_____ layer.
Deep Superficial:
_______ fascia
_______ layer.
Continues into ______
●Deep:
Thin layer covering abdominal muscles.
Camper’s
thorax and thigh.
Fatty
Scarpa’s
Membranous
perineum
Scarpar’s fascia Continues into perineum as: _____ fascia = _______ fascia.
Superficial perineal
Colle’s
Arterial Supply Above Umbilicus
List all 6
Posterior intercostal arteries 10-11. ●Subcostal artery. ●Lumbar arteries 1-4. ●Musculophrenic arteries. ●Superior epigastric arteries. ●Inferior epigastric arteries.
Arterial Supply Below Umbilicus
List all 3
●Superficial epigastric arteries.
●Superficial circumflex iliac arteries.
●Superficial external pudendal arteries.