Final Exam Abdominal Cavity Flashcards
What is located in the right upper quadrant?
right lobe of liver gallbladder pylorus duodenum (1-3) pancreatic head right suprarenal gland right kidney right colic (hepatic) flexure right half of transverse colon superior part of ascending colon
What is located in the left upper quadrant?
left lobe of liver spleen stomach jejunum and proximal ileum pancreatic body and tail left kidney left suprarenal gland left colic (hepatic) flexure left half of transverse colon superior part of descending colon
What is located in the right lower quadrant?
cecum appendix most of ileum inferior part of ascending colon right ovary right uterine tube right ureter right spermatic cord uterus (only if enlarged) urinary bladder (if full)
What is located in the left lower quadrant?
sigmoid colon inferior part of descending colon left ovary left uterine tube left ureter left spermatic cord uterus (only if enlarged) urinary bladder (if full)
What is the superior border of the abdominal cavity?
thoracic cage to 4th intercostal space
What is the inferior border of the abdominal cavity?
pelvic inlet (superior pelvic aperture)
What are the 2 layers of the peritoneum?
parietal and visceral
What are the lines separating the 9 regions of the abdominal cavity?
2 midclavicular to midinguinal
1 trans subcostal line (10th intercostal space)
1 trans tubercular line
What are the lines separating the 4 quadrants of the abdominal cavity?
midsagittal line and transumbilical (L3/L4)
What is located at the very base of the abdominal cavity?
part of ileum, cecum, appendix, and sigmoid colon
What is located at the most superior portion of the abdominal cavity?
spleen, liver, part of kidneys, and stomach
What forms the peritoneal recess?
inferior recess of omental bursa between the greater omentum and umbilical folds
What are the 5 folds of the abdominal cavity?
1 median umbilical fold
2 medial umbilical folds
2 lateral umbilical folds
What is the median umbilical fold a remnant of?
urachus (drained the fetal bladder)
What do the medial umbilical folds cover?
medial umbilical ligaments
What do the lateral umbilical folds cover?
the inferior epigastric vessels
What does the the median umbilical fold cover?
median umbilical ligament
What are the common sites for abdominal hernias?
supravesical fossae
medial inguinal fossae
lateral inguinal fossae
Where are direct inguinal hernias likely?
medial inguinal fossae AKA inguinal triangles AKA Hesselbach triangles
Where are indirect inguinal hernias likely?
lateral inguinal fossae
What innervates the parietal peritoneum?
somatic nerves of T7-L1
What innervates the visceral peritoneum?
ANS
What anchors the liver to the anterior abdominal wall?
falciform ligament
What ligament conducts the portal triad?
hepatoduodenal ligament
What comprises the portal triad?
portal vein, hepatic artery, and bile duct
What ligaments are part of the greater omentum?
gastrocolic ligament, gastrosplenic ligament, gastrophrenic ligament
What ligaments are part of the lesser omentum?
hepatoduodenal ligament, gastrohepatic ligament
What ligament anchors the spleen to the kidney?
lienorenal ligament
What is the potential space between the diaphragm and liver called?
subphrenic recesses