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GI Anatomy of Abdominal Wall Flashcards

1
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What is the abdominal wall subdivided into?

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  • The anterior wall
  • Right and left lateral walls
  • Posterior wall
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Why is the term anterolateral abdominal wall used?

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Because the boundary between the anterior and lateral walls is indefinite

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What is the anterolateral abdominal wall bounded by superiorly?

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  • The cartilages of the 7th-10th ribs
  • The xiphoid process of the sternum
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What is the anterolateral abdominal wall bounded by inferiorly?

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  • The inguinal ligament
  • The superior margins of the anterolateral aspects of the pelvic girdle
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What are the anterolateral aspects of the pelvic girdle?

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  • Iliac crests
  • Pubic crests
  • Pubic symphysis
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What does the anterolateral abdominal wall consist of?

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  • Skin
  • Subcutaneous tissue
  • Muscles and their aponeuroses
  • Deep fascia
  • Extraperitoneal fat
  • Parietal peritoneum
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What does the subcutaneous tissue of the anterolateral abdominal wall consist of?

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Superficial fasica and fat

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Label this diagram

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  • A - Skin (cut edge)
  • B - Superficial fatty layer of subcutaneous tissue (Camper fascia)
  • C - Deep membranous layer of subcutaneous tissue (Scarpa fascia)
  • D - Investing (deep) fascia- superficial, intermediate, and deep
  • E - Parietal peritoneum
  • F - Endoabdominal (transversalis) fascia
  • G - Extraperiteoneal fat
  • H - Transversus abdominis
  • I - Internal oblique
  • J - Internal oblique
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9
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What is the umbilicus?

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An obvious feature of the anterolateral abdominal wall at spinal level L3

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What is the epigastric fossa also known as?

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Pit of the stomach

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What is the epigastric fossa?

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Slight depression in the epigastric region

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Where is the epigastric fossa found?

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Just inferior to the xiphoid process

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What is the epigastric fossa particularly noticeable?

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When the person is in the supine position

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Why is the epigastric fossa particularly noticeable when the person is in the supine position?

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Because the abdominal organs spread out

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15
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What is commonly felt on the side of the epigastric fossa?

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Heartburn

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16
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What forms the linea alba?

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Aponeurosis of the abdominal muscles

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17
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What does the linea alba separate?

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The left and right rectus abdominis

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18
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Who is the linea alba visible in?

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Lean individuals

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Why is the linea alba visible in lean individuals?

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Because of the vertical skin groove superficial to it

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What is the name of the condition where the linea alba is lax?

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Divarication of recti

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What happens in divarication of recti?

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When the rectus abdominis contract, the muscles spread apart

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22
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What is the pubic crest?

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The upper margins of the pubic bones

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What is the pubic symphysis?

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The cartilaginous joints that unite the pubic bones

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Where can the pubic crest be felt?

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At the inferior end of the linea alba

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25
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What is the inguinal groove?

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A skin crease that is parallel

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26
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Where is the inguinal groove found?

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Parallel and just inferior to the inguinal ligament

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Where does the inguinal groove run?

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Between the ASIS and pubic tubercle

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28
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What does the inguinal groove mark?

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The division between the abdominal wall and the thigh

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29
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What are semilunar lines?

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Tedinous line on either side of rectus abdominis

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30
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What shape are the semilunar lines?

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Slightly curved

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31
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In whom are the tendinous intersections of rectus abdominis clearly visible?

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In persons with well developed rectus muscles

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32
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As well as the tendinous intersections of the rectus abdominis, what else is visible in persons with well-developed rectus muscles?

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The interdigitating bellies of the serratus anterior and external oblique muscles

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33
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What is the arcuate line also known as?

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Douglas’ line

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34
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What is the arcuate line?

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Where the fibrous sheath stops at the inferior limit of the posterior layer of the rectus sheath

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35
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Where is the arcuate line?

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1/3 of the way from the umbilicus to the pubic crest

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36
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Label this diagram

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  • A - Site of xiphoid process
  • B - Right costal margin
  • C - Umbilicus
  • D- Iliac crest
  • E - Anterior superior iliac spine
  • F - Inguinal ligament
  • G - Site of pubic tubercle
  • H - Epigastric fossa
  • I - Site of linea alba
  • J - Semilunar valves
  • K - Site of pubic symphysis
  • L - Serratus anterior
  • M - External oblique
  • N - Left rectus abdominis
  • O - Location of linea alba
  • P - Umbilicus (level of L3 vertebrae)
  • Q - Location of inguinal ligament and groove
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37
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How many muscles are there in the abdominal wall?

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5

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38
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How are the muscles in the anterolateral abdominal wall related to each other?

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They are bilaterally paired

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39
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What shape are the muscles in the anterolateral abdominal wall?

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  • Three flat
  • Two vertical
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40
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What are the flat muscles in the anterolateral abdominal wall?

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  • External oblique
  • Internal oblique
  • Transversus Abdominis
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41
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What are the vertical muscles in the anterolateral abdominal wall?

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  • Rectus Abdominis
  • Pyramidalis
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42
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What orientation are the fibres in the flat muscles in the anterolateral abdominal wall?

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Varying orientation;

  • Fibres of obliques run diagonally and perpendicular to each other
  • Fibres of transversus running transversely
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43
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Label these diagrams

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  • A - Free posterior border of external oblique
  • B - Internal oblique
  • C - Anterior superior iliac spine
  • D - External oblique
  • E - Rectus sheath (anterior layer)
  • F - Inguinal ligament
  • G - External oblique (cut)
  • H - Attachment of external oblique to iliac crest
  • I - Internal oblique
  • J - Inguinal ligament
  • K - External oblique (cut)
  • L - Thoracolumbar fascia
  • M - Cut attachments of internal oblique
  • N - Transversalis abdominis
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44
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What is the origin of the external oblique muscle?

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External surfaces of the 5th to 12th ribs

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45
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What is the insertion of the external oblique muscle?

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  • Linea alba
  • Pubic tubercle
  • Anterior half of iliac crest
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What is the origin of the internal oblique?

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  • Thoracolumbar fasica
  • Anterior two thirds of iliac crest
  • Connective tissue deep to lateral third of inguinal ligament
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47
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What is the insertion of the internal oblique?

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  • Inferior borders of the 10th to 12th ribs
  • Linea alba
  • Pectin pubis via conjoint tendon
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48
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What is the origin of the transversus abdominis?

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  • Internal surfaces of the 7th to 12th costal cartilages
  • Thoracolumbar fascia
  • Iliac crest
  • Connective tissue deep to lateral third of inguinal ligament
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49
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What is the insertion of the transversus abdominis?

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  • Linea alba with aponeuroses of internal oblique
  • Pubic crest
  • Pectin pubis via conjoint tendon
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50
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What happens to all three of the flat muscles of the anterolateral abdominal wall?

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They are continued anteriorly and medially as strong, sheet-like aponeuroses

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51
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What happens to the aponeuroses of the flat muscles of the anterolateral abdominal wall?

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They form the tough, aponeurotic, tendinous rectus sheath

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Where is the rectus sheath formed?

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Between the mid-clavicular line and the midline

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53
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What does the rectus sheath enclose?

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The rectus abdominis

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54
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Label these diagrams

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  • A - Fibres of left external oblique aponeurosis, which run deep on the right side and running superficially on the left side
  • B - Umbilical ring
  • C - Deep fibres of right external oblique aponeurosis
  • D - Deep fibres of left external oblique aponeurosis
  • E - Right external oblique muscles
  • F - Fibres of right external oblique aponeurosis
  • G - Fibres passing from superficial to deep at linea alba
  • H - Fibres of left internal oblique aponeurosis
  • I - Left internal oblique muscle
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What happens once the aponeuroses’ of the flat muscles of the anterolateral abdominal wall have formed the rectus sheath?

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They interweave with their fellows of the opposite side

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56
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What is formed when aponeuroses interweave?

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The linea alba

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57
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Where does the linea alba extend?

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From the xiphoid process to the pubic symphysis

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What is the interweaving of aponeuroses between?

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  • Between right and left sides
  • Between intermediate and deep layers
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Label this diagram

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  • A - Linea alba
  • B - Rectus abdominis
  • C - Rectus sheath
  • D - Linea alba, with fibres passing from superficial to deep, and vice versa
  • E - Linea alba
  • F - Rectus sheath
  • G - Aponeurosis of transversus abdominis muscle
  • H - Parietal peritoneum
  • I - Transversalis fascia
  • J - Transversus abdominis muscle
  • K - Internal oblique
  • L - External oblique
  • M - Subcutaneous tissue
  • N - Aponeurosis of external oblique
  • O - Laminae of external oblique
  • P - Skin
  • Q - Parietal peritoneum
  • R - Extraperitoneal fat
  • S - Transversalis fascia
  • T - Membraneous layer
  • U - Fatty layer
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What is contained within the rectus sheath?

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The two vertical muscles of the anterolateral abdominal wall;

  • Rectus abdominis
  • Pyramidalis
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Label this diagram

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  • A - 12th rib
  • B - Quadratus lumborum (posterior abdominal wall)
  • C - Rectus abdominis
  • D - Costal cartiages
  • E - Tendinous intersections
  • F - Pubic crest
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What do we want when designing an incision?

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One that will closer and provide long-lasting strength

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What is the importance of designing an incision that will provide long lasting strength?

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Minimising the incidence of incisional herniae

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64
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What happens if we try to sew muscle together?

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The sutures will ‘cut out’

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65
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When is a midline incision used abdominally?

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Surgeons suture the linea alba together

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When is a transverse incision used abdominally?

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Surgeons suture the external oblique aponeuroses together

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67
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Where are incisions made for an appendicectomy?

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  • McBurney’s Point
  • 2/3rds of the distance between the umbilicus and ASIS
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68
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How is the incision through 2/3 of the distance between the umbilicus and the ASIS made?

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Throguh a ‘gridiron’ muscle-splitting incision

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How is a girdiron incision conducted?

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Put scissors in, and open and close them to separate out the muscle fibres, followed by the next two layers

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70
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What muscle fibres have to be seperated out when performing an appendectomy?

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Those of the external and internal oblique’s, and the transversalis

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Give 6 disorders that are consequences of developmental defects in the abdominal wall

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  • Patent Urachus
  • Gastroschisis
  • Omphalocoele
  • Problems of the Vitelline duct resulting in:
  • Meckel’s Diverticulum
  • Vitelline cyst
  • Vitelline fistula
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72
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What is the most common GI abnormality?

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Meckel’s Diverticulum

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73
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When does a patent urachus present?

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Can present at birth, or later in life in men

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74
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What can cause a patent urachus to present later in life?

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A bladder outflow obstruction

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75
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What causes a bladder outflow obstruction that can cause a patent urachas to present later in life?

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Benign prostatic hypertrophy

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What does the persistance of a vitelline duct result in?

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A number of different abnormalities

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What is Meckel’s Diverticulum also known as?

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Ilieal Diverticulum

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What is Meckel’s Diverticulum?

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A ‘cul-de-sac’ in the ileum

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79
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What rule does Meckel’s Diverticulum follow?

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The rule of 2’s

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80
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Why is it said that Meckel’s Diverticulum follows the rule of 2’s?

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  • 2% of population affected
  • 2 feet from ileocecal valve
  • 2 inches long
  • Usually detected in under 2’s
  • 2:1 male:female
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81
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What can Meckel’s Diverticulum contain?

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Ectopic gastric or pancreatic tissue

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What will the ectopic tissue in Meckel’s Diverticulum do?

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Secrete enzymes and acids into tissue not protected from them

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What is the result of the secretion of enzymes and acid from Meckel’s Diverticulum?

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Causes ulceration

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84
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Draw a diagram illustrating Meckel’s Diverticulum

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85
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What happens in a vitelline cyst?

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The vitelline duct forms fibrous stands at either end

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Draw a diagram illustrating a vitelline cyst

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87
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What happens in a vitelline fistula?

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There is direct communication between the umbilicus and the intestinal tract

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What is the result of a vitelline fistula?

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Faecal matter comes out of the umbilicus

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89
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Draw a diagram illustrating a vitelline fistula

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90
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What is omphalocoele?

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The persistance of physiological herniation

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91
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What happens in omphalocoele?

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A part of the gut tube fails to return to the abdominal cavity following its normal herniation into the umbilical cord

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92
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What covers the defect in omphalocoele?

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An epithelial layer

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93
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Why does an epithelial layer cover the defect in omphalocoele?

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Since the umbilical cord is covered by a reflection of the amnion

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94
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Draw a diagram illustrating omphalocoele

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95
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What is gastroschisis?

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Failure of closure of the abdominal wall during folding of the embryo, leaving the gut tube and its derivatives outside of the body cavity

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96
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What covers the gut tube and its derivatives in gastroschisis?

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Nothing

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97
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Where do the gut tube and its derivatives herniate in gastroschisis?

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Directly into the abdominal cavity

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98
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What is somatic referred pain?

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Pain caused by a noxious stimulus to the proximal part of a somatic nerve that is perceived in the distal dermatome of the nerve

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99
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Give an example of a condition that gives somatic reffered pain?

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Shingles

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100
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Why does shingles cause somatic referred pain?

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Shingles affects nerves, and pain is felt distally along the nerves from the problem

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101
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How does the CNS perceive visceral pain?

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As coming from the somatic portion of the body supplied by the relevant spinal cord segments

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102
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Why does the CNS perceive viseceral pain as coming from a somatic portion of the body?

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Because in the thorax, visceral afferent pain fibres follow sympathetic fibres back to the same spinal cord segments that give rise to the preganglionic sympathetic fibres

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103
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What causes visceral pain?

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  • Ischaemia
  • Abnormally strong muscle contractions
  • Inflammation
  • Stretching
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104
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What does not cause visceral pain?

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  • Touch
  • Burning
  • Cutting
  • Crushing
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105
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Draw a diagram illustrating how visceral reffered pain may arise?

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106
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Where is pain originating from the foregut referred to?

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Epigastric region

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107
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Where is pain originating from the midgut referred to?

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Periumbilical region

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108
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Where is pain originating from the hindgut referred to?

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Suprapubic region

109
Q

Show where gall bladder pain presents

A
110
Q

Show where hepatic pain presents

A
111
Q

Show where splenic pain presents

A
112
Q

Show where gastric and duodenal pain presents

A
113
Q

Show where oesophageal pain presents

A
114
Q

What structures can cause central back pain?

A

Retroperitoneal structures, e.g. pancreas and abdominal aorta

115
Q

Show where pancreatic and abdominal aorta pain presents

A
116
Q

Where is the main in early appendicitis?

A

Begins at the umbilicus

117
Q

Why does appendicitis pain begin at the umbilicus?

A

Since the innervation of the appendix enters the spine at level (T10)

118
Q

What happens as the appendix becomes more inflamed in appendicitis?

A

It irritates the surrounding bowel wall, localising the pain to the right lower quadrant

119
Q

Why does the appendicitis later cause pain in the right lower quadrant?

A

Irritation to the somatic nerve

120
Q

Show where acute appendicitis pain presents

A
121
Q

How bad is the pain in small or large bowel colic?

A

The patient will be doubled over in pain

122
Q

Where does small bowel colic present?

A

Periumbilical region

123
Q

Why does small bowel colic present in the periumbilical region?

A

Because it is derived from the midgut

124
Q

Show where pain from small bowel colic presents

A
125
Q

Where does large bowel colic present?

A

Suprapubic region

126
Q

Why does large bowel colic present in the suprapubic region?

A

It is derived from the hindgut

127
Q

Show where pain from large bowel colic presents

A
128
Q

How bad is the pain in renal or uteric colic?

A
  • Patient rolls around on the floor
  • Pain worse than child birth
129
Q

Show where pain from renal or uteric colic presents

A
130
Q

Show where uterine or ovarian pain presents

A
131
Q

Show where bladder pain presents

A
132
Q

What can cause referred diaphragmatic irritation?

A
  • Ruptured spleen
  • Ectopic pregnancy
  • Perforated ulcer
133
Q

How does referred diaphragmatic irritation occur?

A

Blood pools in pelvis, giving pain. The patient feels faint due to the loss of blood, so lies down, causing the blood to rush up to the diaphragm (C3/4/5). The presence of blood here results in referred pain the left shoulder.

134
Q

Why does referred diaphragmatic irritation not lead to pain in the right shoulder?

A

Because the liver is in the way of the blood

135
Q

Show where referred diaphragmatic irritation causes pain

A
136
Q

Label this diagram

A
  • A - Mouth
  • B - Tongue
  • C - Larynx
  • D - Trachea
  • E - Oesophagus
  • F - Gallbladder
  • G - Pylorus
  • H - Duodenum
  • I - Pancreas
  • J - Transverse colon
  • K - Ascending colon
  • L - Jejunum
  • M - Ileum
  • N - Cecum
  • O - Appendix
  • P - Anal canal
  • Q - Rectum
  • R - Sigmoid colon
  • S - Descending colon
  • T - Stomach
  • U - Liver
  • V - Pharynx
137
Q

Label this picture of the undisturbed abdominal contents

A
  • A - Thoracic (descending) aorta
  • B - Oesophagus
  • C - Inferior vena cava
  • D - Diaphragm
  • E - Falciform ligament
  • F - Stomach
  • G - Liver
  • H - Costodiaphragmatic recess (pulmonary cavity)
  • I - Round ligament of liver
  • J - Fundus of gallbladder
  • K - Gastrocolic ligament (greater omenum)
138
Q

Label this diagram of the anterior view of the abdominal viscera

A
  • A - Right dome of diaphragm
  • B - Liver
  • C - Fundus of gallbladder
  • D - Pylorus
  • E - Outline of duodenum
  • F - Ascending colon
  • G - Cecum
  • H - Anterior superior iliac spine
  • I - Apex of heart
  • J - Spleen
  • K - Outline of pancreas
  • L - Stomach
  • M - Transverse colon
  • N - Jejenum
  • O - Ileum
  • P - Descending colon
  • Q - Urinary bladder
139
Q

Label this diagram of the posterior view of the abdominal viscera

A
  • A - Scapula
  • B - Left dome of diaphragm
  • C - Spleen
  • D - Left suprarenal gland
  • E - Left kidney
  • F - Outline of pancreas
  • G - Descending colon
  • H - Small intestine
  • I - Small intestine in pelvis
  • J - Sigmoid colon
  • K - Oesophagus
  • L - Right dome of diaphragm
  • M - Liver
  • N - Right suprarenal gland
  • O - Right kidney
  • P - Ascending colon
  • Q - Ureter
  • R - Cecum
  • S - Appendix
  • T - Rectum
  • U - Urinary bladder
140
Q

What is the peritoneal cavity?

A

A potential space of capillary thickness between the parietal and visceral layers of the peritoneum

141
Q

Does the peritoneal cavity contain organs?

A

No

142
Q

What does the peritoneal cavity contain?

A

A thin film of peritoneal fluid

143
Q

What absorbs peritoneal fluid?

A

Lymphatic vessels, particularly on the interior surface of the diaphragm

144
Q

How does the peritoneal cavity differ in males and females?

A

In males it is completely closed, but in females there is a communication pathway

145
Q

Where is the peritoneal cavity communication pathway in females?

A

Through the uterine tubes, cavity, and vagina

146
Q

What does the peritoneal cavity communication pathway constitute?

A

A potential pathway of infection from the exterior

147
Q

Label this diagram

A
  • A - Lesser omnentum
    • A1 - Portal triad in hepatoduodenal ligament
      • A1i - Hepatic artery
      • A1ii - Bile duct
      • A1iii - Hepatic portal vein
    • A2 - Hepatogastric ligament
  • B - Stomach
  • C - Visceral peritoneum (covering stomach)
  • D - Gastrosplenic ligament
  • E - Visceral peritoneum (covering spleen)
  • F - Parietal peritoneum
  • G - Spleen
  • H - Splenorenal ligament
  • I - Left kidney
  • J - Abdominal aorta
  • K - Inferior vena cava
  • L - Right kidney
  • M - Parietal peritoneum
  • N - Omental foramen
  • Light - Greater sac
  • Dark - Omental bursa (lesser sac)
148
Q

What is the peritoneum?

A

A continous, two layered member

149
Q

What are the layers of the peritoneum called?

A
  • The parietal peritoneum
  • The visceral peritoneum
150
Q

What does the parietal peritoneum line?

A

The internal surface of the abdominal wall

151
Q

What does the visceral peritoneum do?

A

Invest viscera, such as the stomach and intestines

152
Q

What do both layers of peritoneum consist of?

A

Mesothelium

153
Q

What is mesothelium?

A

A layer of simple squamous epithelial cells

154
Q

What separates the parietal peritoneum from the muscular layers of the abdominal wall?

A

Extraperitoneal connective tissue

155
Q

How is the parietal peritoneum covering the anterior abdominal wall and pelvis walls attached?

A

Generally, loosely by the extraperitoneal connective tissue

156
Q

What does the loose connection of parietal peritoneum and abdominal and pelvis walls allow for?

A

The considerable change in size of the bladder and the rectum

157
Q

What does extraperitoneal tissue frequently contain?

A

A large amount of fat

158
Q

Who in particular has a large amount of fat in their extraperitoneal tissue?

A

Obese men

159
Q

How does the extraperitoneal tissue behind the linea alba and on the inferior surface of the diaphragm differ from that around the abdominal and pelvic walls?

A

It is denser and more firmly adherent

160
Q

What is the blood, lymphatic, and somatic nerve supply of the parietal peritoneum?

A

The same as the region of wall it lines

161
Q

What is the result of the parital peritoneum having the same nerve supply as the region of the wall it lines?

A

It is sensitive to pressure, pain, heat, cold, and laceration

162
Q

Is parietal pain well localised?

A

Generally, yes, apart from on the inferior surface of the central part of the diaphragm

163
Q

What innervates the inferior surface of the central part of the diaphragm?

A

Phrenic nerve (C3/4/5)

164
Q

Where does the inferior surface of the central part of the diaphragm refer pain?

A

Shoulder

165
Q

Why does the pain from appendicitis shift to over the appendix?

A

As the parietal peritoneum becomes inflamed, localising the pain

166
Q

What is the blood, lymphatic, and somatic nerve supply of the visceral peritoneum?

A

The same as the organ it covers

167
Q

Is the visceral peritoneum sensitive to touch, heat, cold, and laceration?

A

No

168
Q

How is the visceral peritoneum stimulated?

A

Primarily by stretching and chemical irritation

169
Q

Is visceral pain well localised?

A

No

170
Q

Where is visceral pain referred to?

A

The dermatomes of the spinal ganglia providing the sensory fibres

171
Q

Is the peritoneal cavity a simple shape?

A

No, it is complex

172
Q

What terms are used to describe the parts of the peritoneum that connects organs with other organs or to the abdominal wall?

A
  • Mesentery
  • Omentum
  • Greater omentum
  • Lesser omentum
  • Peritoneal ligament
173
Q

What is a mesentery?

A

A double layer of peritoneum that occurs as a result of the invagination of the peritoneum by an organ

174
Q

What does mesentery constitute?

A

A continuity of the visceral and parietal peritoneum

175
Q

What does a mesentery connect?

A

An intraperitoneal organ to the body wall (usually the posterior abdominal wall)

176
Q

What is an omentum?

A

A double-layered extension or fold of peritoneum that passes from the stomach and proximal parts of the duodenum to adjacent organs in the abdominal cavity

177
Q

What is the greater omentum?

A

A prominent, four-layered peritoneal fold that hangs down like an apron from the greater curve of the stomach

178
Q

What happens to the greater omentum after descending?

A

It folds back and attaches to the anterior surface of the transverse colon and its mesentery

179
Q

What is the lesser omentum?

A

A much smaller, double-layered peritoneal fold that connects the lesser curvature of the stomach and the proximal part of the duodenum to the liver. It also connects the stomach to the portal triad

180
Q

What is the peritoneal ligament?

A

A double layer of peritoneum that connects an organ with another organ, or to the abdominal wall

181
Q

What to peritoneal ligaments connect the liver to?

A
  • Anterior abdominal wall
  • Stomach
  • Duodenum
182
Q

What ligament connects the liver to the anterior abdominal wall?

A

The falciform ligament

183
Q

What ligament connects the liver to the stomach?

A

Hepatogatric ligament

184
Q

What is the hepatogastric ligament?

A

The membranous portion of the lesser omentum

185
Q

What ligament connects the liver to the duodenum?

A

The hepatoduodenal ligament

186
Q

What is the hepatoduodenal ligament?

A

The thickened free edge of the lesser omentum

187
Q

What does the thickened free edge of the lesser omentum conduct?

A

The portal triad

188
Q

What is the portal triad?

A
  • Portal vein
  • Hepatic artery
  • Bile duct
189
Q

What do peritoneal ligaments connect the stomach to?

A
  • Inferior surface of the diaphragm
  • Spleen
  • Transverse colon
190
Q

What ligament connects the stomach to the inferior surface of the diaphragm?

A

The gastrophrenic ligament

191
Q

What ligament connects the stomach to the spleen?

A

Gastrosplenic ligament

192
Q

What ligament connects the stomach to the transverse colon?

A

Gastrocolic ligament

193
Q

Where does the gastrocolic ligament originate from?

A

Greater omentum

194
Q

Why do organs have bare areas?

A

To allow for entrance and exit of neurovascular structures

195
Q

Label this diagram

A
  • A - Bristle in epiploic foramen
  • B - Stomach
  • C - Transverse colon
  • D - Greater omentum
  • E - Small intestine
  • F - Uterovesical excavation
  • G - Bladder
  • H - Vagina
  • I - Superior layer of coronary ligament
  • J - Bare area of liver
  • K - Inferior layer of coronary ligament
  • L - Pancreas
  • M - Duodenum
  • N - Aorta
  • O - Mesentary
  • P - Uterus
  • Q - Rectovaginal excavation
  • R - Rectum
196
Q

Label this diagram

A
  • A - Liver
  • B - Lesser omentum
  • C - Pancreas
  • D - Falciform ligament
  • E - Stomach
  • F - Tranverse colon
  • G - Duodenum
  • H - Mesentery
  • I - Tranverse mesocolon
  • J - Transverse colon
  • K - Greater omentum
  • L - Jejenum
  • M - Parietal peritoneum
  • N - Ileum
  • O - Visceral peritoneum
  • P - Rectum
  • Q - Rectovesical pouch
  • R - Urinary bladder
197
Q

Label this diagram

A
  • A - Liver
  • B - Falciform ligament
  • C - Stomach
  • D - Gallbladder
  • E - Greater omentum
  • F - Ascending colon
  • G - Gallbladder
  • H - Greater omentum
  • I - Transverse colon
  • J - Mesentery
  • K - Lesser omentum
  • L - Transverse colon
  • M - Descending colon
  • N - Small intestine
198
Q

How can the structures of the peritoneum be classified?

A
  • Intraperitoneal
  • Retroperitoneal/extraperitoneal
199
Q

When is an organ considered to be intraperitoneal?

A

When it is completely covered by peritoneum

200
Q

Is an intraperitoneal organ completely enclosed?

A

No

201
Q

Why is an intraperitoneal organ not completely enclosed?

A

Due to mesentery

202
Q

When is an organ considered to be retroperitoneal/extraperitoneal?

A

When it is outside the peritoneal cavity, and thus only partially covered by the parietal peritoneum

203
Q

Give an example of a retroperitoneal organ

A

The kidneys

204
Q

What are the retroperitoneal organs?

A
  • Kidneys, ureters, and bladder
  • The aorta and IVC
  • The oesophagus
  • The duodenum (except from proximal part)
  • Most of the pancreas
  • The ascending and descending colon, and rectum
205
Q

Where are the kidneys found?

A

On the anterior surface, between parietal peritoneum and the posterior abdominal wall

206
Q

What can the abdominal wall be divided into?

A

9 regions

207
Q

How is the abdomen divided?

A

By the midclavicular lines vertically, and the subcostal and transtubercular lines horizontally

208
Q

Draw a diagram illustrating the division of the abdominal wall

A
209
Q

What is the transverse mesocolon?

A

The mesentery of the transverse colon

210
Q

What does the transverse mesocolon do?

A

Divide the abdominal cavity into a supracolic compartment and an infracolic compartment

211
Q

What does the supracolic compartment contain?

A
  • Stomach
  • Liver
  • Spleen
212
Q

What does the infracolic compartment contain?

A
  • Small intestine
  • Ascending and descending colon
213
Q

Where does the infracolic compartment lie?

A

Posterior to the greater omentum

214
Q

What is the infracolic compartment divided into?

A

The right and left infracolic spaces

215
Q

What divides the infracolic compartment?

A

The mesentery of the small intestine

216
Q

How does free communication between the supracolic and infracolic compartments occur?

A

Through the paracolic gutters

217
Q

Label this diagram

A
  • A - Superior recess of omental bursa
  • B - Lung
  • C - Liver
  • D - Lesser omentum
  • E - Falciform ligament
  • F - Subhepatic space
  • G - Pancreas
  • H - Stomach
  • I - Duodenum
  • J - Transverse mesolon
  • K - Transverse colon
  • L - Inferior recess of omental bursa
  • M - Mesentery of small intestine
  • N - Greater omentum
  • O - Jejenum
  • P - Ileum
  • Q - Viseral peritoneum
  • R - Parietal peritoneum
  • S - Rectovesical pouch
  • T - Urinary bladder
  • U - Rectum
218
Q

Label this diagram

A
  • A - Transverse colon
  • B - Supracolic compartment
  • C - Transverse mesocolon
  • D - Phrenicocolic ligament
  • E - Left colic fixure
  • F - Tenia coli
  • G - Root of mesentery of small intestine
  • H - Descending colon
  • I - Infracolic compartment
    • Ii - Right paracolic gutter
    • Iii - Right infracolic space
    • Iiii - Left infracolic space
    • Iiiii - Left paracolic gutter
  • Ascending colon
  • Right colic fixture
219
Q

What is the greater sac made up of?

A

The supracolic and infracolic compartments

220
Q

What is the lesser sac also known as?

A

The omental bursa

221
Q

What is the lesser sac?

A

An extensive sac-like cavity

222
Q

Where does the lesser sac lie?

A

Posterior to the stomach, lesser omentum, and adjacent structures

223
Q

What does the lesser sac have?

A
  • Superior recess
  • Inferior recess
224
Q

What is the superior recess of the lesser sac limited by superiorly?

A

The diaphragm and posterior layers of the coronary ligament of the liver

225
Q

Where is the inferior recess of the lesser sac?

A

Between the superior parts of the layers of the greater omentum

226
Q

What does most of the inferior recess of the lesser sac become?

A

Sealed off from the main part (posterior to the stomach)

227
Q

Why does most of the inferior recess of the lesser sac become sealed off?

A

Because of adhesion of the anterior and posterior layers of the greater omentum

228
Q

What does the lesser sac permit?

A

Free movement of the stomach on the structures posterior and inferior to it

229
Q

Why does the lesser sac permit free movement of the stomach on the structures posterior and inferior to it?

A

Because it’s anterior and posterior walls slide smoothly over one another

230
Q

How do the greater and lesser sacs communicate?

A

Through the omental foramen (epiploic foramen)

231
Q

What is the omental foramen?

A

An opening situated posterior to the free edge of the lesser omentum (hepatoduodenal ligament)

232
Q

How can the omental foramen be located?

A

By running a finger along the gallbladder to free to edge of the lesser omentum

233
Q

How many fingers does the omental foramen usually admit?

A

Two

234
Q

Label this diagram

A
  • A - Diaphragm
  • B - Falciform ligament
  • C - Liver
  • D - 7th rib
  • E - Porta hepatis
  • F - Lesser omentum
  • G - Finger is inserted through omental foramen into omental bursa
  • H - Gallbladder
  • I - Costodiaphragmatic (pleural) recess
  • J - 10th rib
  • K - 11th costal cartilage
  • L - Trasversus abdominis muscle
  • M - Transverse colon appearing in an unusual gap in the greater omentum
  • N - Anastomosis between right and left gastro-omental arteries
  • O - Greater omentum, gastrocolic portion
  • P - Stomach
  • Q - Diaphragm
  • R - Oesophagus
235
Q

Where does the right subphrenic space lie?

A

Between the diaphragm and the anterior, superior, and right lateral surfaces of the right lobe of the liver

236
Q

What is the right subphrenic space bounded by on the left side?

A

The falciform ligament

237
Q

What is the right subphrenic space bounded by behind?

A

The upper layer of the coronary ligament

238
Q

What is the right subphrenic space a relatively common site for?

A

Colletions of fluid after right-sided abdominal inflammation

239
Q

Where does the left subphrenic space lie?

A

Between the diaphragm, the anterior and superior surfaces of the left lobe of the liver, the anterosuperior surface of the stomach, and the diaphragmatic surface of the spleen

240
Q

What is the left subphrenic space bounded by on the right side?

A

The falciform ligament

241
Q

What is the left subphrenic space bounded by behind?

A

The anterior layer of the left triangular ligament

242
Q

When is the left subphrenic space much enlarged?

A

In the absence of a spleen

243
Q

What is the left subphrenic space a common site of?

A

Fluid collection, particularly after a splenectomy

244
Q

Is the right or left subphrenic space bigger?

A

Left

245
Q

Why is the left subphrenic space bigger?

A

Liver is on the right

246
Q

Where does the peritoneum pass in females?

A

From the rectum to the posterior vaginal fornix and then back to the uterine cervix and body as the recto-uterine fold

247
Q

What does the recto-uterine fold do once it has reached the uterine cervix and body?

A

Descends to form the recto-uterine pouch (of Douglas)

248
Q

What does the peritoneum spread over in females?

A

The uterine fundus

249
Q

How far does the peritoneum spread over the uterine fundus?

A

To its anterior surface, as far as the junction of the body and cervix

250
Q

What happens to the peritoneum at the junction of the body and cervix?

A

It is reflected forwards to the upper surface of the bladder

251
Q

What is formed when the peritoneum is reflected forwards to the upper surface of the bladder?

A

A shallow vesico-uterine pouch

252
Q

Where does the peritoneum leave the rectum in males?

A

At the junction of the middle and lower thirds

253
Q

What happens once the peritoneum leaves the rectum in males?

A

It passes forwards to the upper poles on the seminal vesicles and superior aspect of the bladder

254
Q

Where does the peritoneum form the rectovescial pouch in males?

A

Between the rectum and the bladder

255
Q

What is the the mesentery of the small intestine?

A

A broad, fan shaped fold

256
Q

What does the mesentery of the small intestine connect?

A

The coils of the jejenum and ileum to the posterior abdominal wall

257
Q

What is found between the two sheets of the mesentery of the small intestine?

A
  • Blood vessels
  • Lymph vessels
  • Nerves
258
Q

What does the mesentery of the small intestine allow?

A

The parts of intestine it connects to move relatively freely within the abdominal cavity

259
Q

What is the root of the mesentery?

A

The attached, parietal border of the mesentery of the small intestine

260
Q

Where is the root of the mesentery found?

A

About 15cm from the duodenojejenal flexture at the level of left side L2, obliquely (towards inferior right) to the ileocaecal junction

261
Q

What does the root of the mesentery cross?

A

The second and third parts of the duodenum, abdominal aorta, inferior vena cava, right ureter, right psoas major muscle, and right gondal artery

262
Q

What is the sigmoid mesocolon?

A

A peritoneal fold attaching the sigmoid colon to the pelvic wall

263
Q

What shape of the attachment of the sigmoid mesocolon?

A

An inverted V

264
Q

Where is the apex of the sigmoid mesocolon?

A

Near the division of the left common iliac artery

265
Q

Where does the left limb of the sigmoid mesocolon descend?

A

Medial to the left psoas major

266
Q

Where does the right limb of the sigmoid mesocolon pass?

A

Into the pevlis

267
Q

Where does the rihgt limb of the sigmoid mesocolon end?

A

In the midline at the level of the third sacral vertebra

268
Q

What runs between the layers of the sigmoid mesocolon?

A

Sigmoid and superior rectal vessels

269
Q

Where does the left ureter descend?

A

Into the pelvis behind the apex of the sigmoid mesocolon

ESA 3 - GI Anatomy (3 decks)

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