Gross 2 Abdominal Wall Flashcards
What are the boundaries of the abdominal area?
Superiorly: Diaphragm
Inferiorly: Iliac Crest down to inguinal Lig. to pub. symphysis, pelvic floor muscles
Anteriorly: Abdominal Musculature
Posteriorly: Lumbar Vertebrae / QL
Laterally: Abdominal Musculature
What are the four Abdominal Regions Planes of the Abdomen? What are the structures associated with each plane?
- Subcostal {Vert. Lvl. L2/L3 disc}: Costal Cartilage Lowest level
- Transtubercular {Vert. Lvl. L5 body}: Iliac Tubercles
- Right Mid-Clavicular: Mid-Clavicle to Inguinal Ligament
- Left Mid- Clavicular: Mid-Clavicle to Inguinal Ligament
What are the two Abdominal Quadrant Planes in the abdomen? What are the structures associated with each plane?
- Transumbilical {Vert. Lvl. L3/L4 disc}: Umbilicus
- Median Plane: Midline of body through umbilicus
What are the 9 regions of the Abdomen?
- R. Hypochondrium / Epigastric / L. Hypochondrium
- R. Lumbar (Flank) / Umbilical / L. Lumbar (Flank)
- R. Inguinal / Pubic / L. Inguinal
What are the 4 Quadrants of the Abdomen?
Right Upper Quadrant / Left Upper Quadrant
Right Lower Quadrant / Left Lower Quadrant
The Abdomen can be divided into 4 areas, what are those areas and what do they contain?
- Anterior/Lateral Abdominal Wall: formed by the abdominal walls
- Inguinal: Containing the inguinal ligament and canal
- Posterior Abdominal Wall: Containing the lumbar spine and their disc, the lumbar nerve plexus, fascia, diaphragm, iliopsoas, QL, transverse abdominis, Internal and External oblique
- Abdominal Cavity: Containing the abdominal organs and BVs
One of the areas of the Abdomen is the Anterior/Lateral Abdominal Wall, what are the boarders to this area?
Superiorly: 7th - 10th costal cartilage, Xiphoid
Inferiorly: Upper Pelvis
Anteriorly: Rectus Abdominis
Laterally: External/Internal Oblique, Transverse abdominis
What are the layers of the Anterolateral Wall?
Superficial to deep
- Skin
- Subcutaneous Tissue
–Campers (Superficial fatty layer)
–Scarpa (Deep membranous layer)
- Muscles and Associated fascia
- Transverse Fascia
- Extraperitoneal Fat
- Parietal Peritoneum
What are the muscles of the Anterior Wall and Anterolateral Wall?
Anterior Wall: Rectus Abdominus, and this muscle is on both sides of the midline
Anterolateral Wall: 3 broad muscles and thin sheets of muscle that are aponeurotic anteriorly
(External Oblique, Internal Oblique, Transverse Abdominus)
What are the functions of the Anterolateral Abdominal Muscles?
- Increases intra-abdominal pressure
- Protects the abdominal viscera
- Expands walls during inspiration
- Helps maintain posture
- Movement of the trunk/turning
One of the areas of the Abdomen is the Posterior Abdominal Wall, what are the boarders to this area?
Medially: Lumbar vertebrae and disc, and Psoas M.
Laterally: QL, IO and EO, and Transverse Abdomens
Superiorly: Diaphragm
One of the areas of the Abdomen is the Inguinal, what are the borders to this area?
Superior-Lateral: ASIS
Inferior-Medial: Pubic Tubercle
What are the contents in the Inguinal Region?
- Inguinal Ligament
- Iliopubic Tract
- Inguinal Canal
- Spermatic Cord (Males)
- Round Ligament of the Uterus (Female)
What is the Inguinal Ligament? What is the Subinguinal Space?
A ligament formed by the thickened infolding of the External Oblique (EO), also has:
–Lacunar Ligament: Medial boundary of the subinguinal space
–Pectineal Ligament
The Subinguinal Space is a passage way for neurovasculature for the lower limb
What is the Iliopubic Tract created by and what does it reinforce?
This is created by the inferior margin of the Transverse Fascia
- This reinforces the posterior wall and floor of the inguinal canal
What are the boundaries of the Inguinal Canal?
(Anterior wall, Posterior wall, roof, and floor)
Anterior Wall: External Oblique and fibers of the Internal Oblique Laterally
Posterior Wall: Transverse Fascia
Roof: Musculo-aponeurotic arcades (Internal Oblique + Transverse ABdominis)
Floor: Iliopubic Tract, Inguinal Lig., Lacunar Lig.
What are the Superficial and Deep Inguinal Rings? What are they formed/created by?
These serve as an entrance and exit
Superficial Ring:
- Formed by a split in the External Oblique Aponeurosis
- Held together by the internal crural fibers
Deep Ring:
- Created by an invagination of the Transversalis Fascia
- Located ~1 cm superior to the middle portion of the inguinal ligament
What contents would we find in the Inguinal Canal in a Male?
- Ilioinguinal Nerve
- Spermatic Cord
–This Cord contains:
Ductus Deferenes, Testicular A., Pampiniform Venous Plexus, Cremaster A., Genitofemoral N.