•Lect 3: Anterior Abdominal Wall and Peritoneum Flashcards
when dividing the abdomen into 6 sections, they are named from top to bottom, right to left:
right hypochondrium, epigastric, left hypochondrium right flank, umbilical, left flank right groin, pubic, left groin
when dividing the abdomen into 6 sections, you draw the planes:
2 at the midclavicular lines, subcostal plane and transtubercular plane
what is the order of the 3 superficial layers of the abdominal wall?
skin, Camper’s fascia, Scarpa’s fascia
what is the order of the 3 middle layers of the abdominal wall?
external oblique, internal oblique, transverse abdominal
the VAN is found between which two layers?
internal oblique and transverse abdominal
what is the order of the 3 deep layers of the abdominal wall?
transversalis fascia, extraperitoneal fat, parietal peritoneum
place in the middle where the tendons merge:
linea alba
anteriorly, the rectus sheath goes to ____ posteriorly, the rectus sheath goes to ____
the symphysis pubis arcuate line
the rectus abdominus muscles are divided by:
tendinous intersections
above the umbilicus, how do the oblique muscles cover the abdominal muscles?
anterior obliques go above, transversus abdominus go below, and the internal obliques split into two
2/3ds between the umbilicus and the symphysis pubis, how do the oblique muscles cover the abdominal muscles?
they all run above
where do the inferior epigastric arteries and veins enter into the rectus sheath?
arcuate line
superiorly, most of the blood supply comes from the:
internal thoracic arteries
the internal thoracic arteries branch into the:
superior epigastric and the musculophrenic
inferiorly, most of the blood supply comes from the:
deep circumflex ilial artery, superficial circumflex ilial artery, superficial epigastric artery, inferior epigastric artery
posteriorly, most of the blood supply comes from the:
lumbar arteries
anterior intercostal arteries come from the:
musculophrenic
lymphatics above the umbilicus will go to the:
anterior and posterior axillary lymph nodes