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Inguinal Region and Retroperitoneal structures Flashcards

1
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Direction of inguinal canal

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Inferomedial

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Position of inguinal canal in relation to inguinal ligament

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Superior and parallel

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3
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The inguinal canal serves as a pathway for structures from the … to the …

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Abdominal wall

External genitalia

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4
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Superior boundary of the inguinal canal

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Transversalis fascia
Internal oblique muscles
Transversus abdominus muscles

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5
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Posterior boundary of the inguinal canal

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Transversalis fascia

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Inferior boundary of the inguinal canal

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Inguinal ligament

Lacunar ligament

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7
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Anterior boundary of the inguinal canal

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Aponeurosis of the external oblique muscles

Internal oblique muscles

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8
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What makes up the deep ring of the inguinal canal?

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Transversalis fascia

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9
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The deep ring of the inguinal canal is … , the superficial ring is … and marks the end of the canal

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Internal

External

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10
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All possible contents of the inguinal canal

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Spermatic cord
Round ligament
Ilioinguinal nerve
Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve

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11
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Contents of inguinal canal in males

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Spermatic cord
Ilioinguinal nerve
Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve

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12
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Contents of inguinal canal in females

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Round ligament
Ilioinguinal nerve
Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve

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13
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Kidneys:

Vertebral position of kidneys

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T12-L3

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14
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Kidneys:

Which of the kidneys typically lies lower and why?

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Right

Presence of the liver

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15
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Kidneys:

Layers of fat and fascia around the kidneys from deep to superficial

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Renal capsule
Perirenal fat
Renal fascia
Pararenal fat

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16
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Kidneys:

Two main divisions of renal parenchyma

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Outer- cortex

Inner- medulla

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17
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Kidneys:

The … extends into the … dividing it into triangular shapes known as …

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Cortex
Medulla
Pyramids

18
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Kidneys:

The apex of a renal pyramid is known as a …

A

Renal papilla

19
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Kidneys:

Each renal papilla is associated with a structure known as the … which collects urine from the …

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Minor calyx

Pyramid

20
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Kidneys:

Several minor calices merge to form a …

A

Major calyx

21
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Kidneys:
Urine passes through the major calices into the … , a flattened and funnel shaped structure. It then drains into the …

A

Renal pelvis

Ureter

22
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Kidneys:
The medial margin of each kidney is marked by a deep fissure known as the … . The … and … enter/exit via this structure

A

Renal hilum

Renal vessels, ureter

23
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Kidneys:
The kidneys are supplied with blood via the… which arise directly from the … immediately distal to the origin of the…

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Renal arteries
Abdominal aorta
SMA

24
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Kidneys:

Which renal artery is longer and why?

A

Right

Crosses IVC as abdominal aorta lies slightly to the left

25
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Kidneys:

Divisions of the renal artery

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Renal artery to anterior and posterior division to segmental arteries to interlobular arteries to arcuate arteries

26
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Kidneys:
At the … level, the renal artery forms ananteriorand aposteriordivision, which carry …% and …% of the blood supply to the kidney, respectively

A

Hilum
75
25

27
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Kidneys:
The kidneys are drained of venous blood by the left and right… veins. They leave the renal hilum … to the renal arteries, and empty directly into the …

A

Renal
Anteriorly
IVC

28
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Kidneys:

Lymph from the kidney drains into the… lymph nodes, which are located at the origin of …

A

Lateral aortic

The renal arteries

29
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Ureters:
The ureters arise from the… which receives urine from the … The point at which the renal pelvis narrows to form the ureter is known as the…

A

Renal pelvis
Major calices
Ureteropelvic junction

30
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Ureters:
Upon reaching the bladder wall, the ureters pierce its lateral aspect in anobliquemanner. This creates a … , where high intramural pressure collapses the ureters – preventing …

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Valve

Backflow of urine

31
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What is the arterial supply of the ureter in the abdomen?

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Renal artery
Testicular/ovarian artery
Ureteral branches of abdominal aorta

32
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What is the arterial supply of the ureter in the pelvis?

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Superior and inferior vesical arteries

33
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Nervous supply to the ureters is delivered via the …, … and … plexuses

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Renal
Testicular/ovarian
Hypogastric plexuses

34
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Adrenal Glands:

The adrenal glands secrete … and … hormones

A

Steroid

Catecholamine

35
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Adrenal Glands:

What type of gland?

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Endocrine- directly into blood

36
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Adrenal Glands:
What shape is the left gland?
What shape is the right gland?

A

Semi lunar

Pyramidal

37
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Adrenal Glands:

What are the 3 parts each gland consists of?

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Outer connective tissue capsule
Cortex
Medulla

38
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Adrenal Glands:

What are the 3 regions of the cortex from superficial to deep?

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Zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata, zona reticularis

39
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Adrenal Glands:

What are the 3 main arteries to each gland

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Superior adrenal artery– arises from the inferior phrenic artery
Middle adrenal artery– arises from the abdominal aorta.
Inferior adrenal artery– arises from the renal arteries

40
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Innervation of the adrenal glands

A

Coeliac plexus

Greater splanchnic nerves

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