Lecture 11-Posterior Abdominal Wall Flashcards
Psoas major
-Insertion?
Lesser trochanter of femur via common tendon with iliacus (iliopsoas tendon)
Psoas major
-Innervation?
L2-L4 via lumbar plexus
Psoas major
-Action?
- Flexes thigh at the hip
- With feet fixed flexes trunk on thigh (at the hip joint)
- Acting unilaterally side-bends trunk to same side
Psoas minor
-Innervation?
L1, (L2)
Psoas minor
-Action?
- Depresses rib 12, fixes 12th rib during deep inspiration
- Assists in extension of trunk
- Acting unilaterally side-bends trunk to same side
Quadratus lumborum
-Innervation?
T12-L4
Quadratus lumborum
-Action?
- Extends and laterally flexes vertebral column
- Fixes rib 12 during inspiration
Iliacus
-Innervation?
Femoral n (L2-L4)
Iliacus
-Action?
- Flexes thigh at hip
- With lower limb fixed, flexes pelvis on thigh
Psoas Syndrome
-Presentation??
- Lumbosacral pain
- Difficulty standing up straight
- Pain in the contralateral gluteal region
- Radiation of pain down the lower extremity (usually stopping at knee)
- May mimic herniated disc
Blood supply of the abdomen picture
Slide 12
Abdominal openings
-Caval opening-what comes out?
IVC, branches of right phrenic nerve, and lymphatics from liver
Esophageal hiatus-what comes out?
Esophagus, anterior and posterior vagal trunks, esophageal branches of left gastric artery
Aortic hiatus-What comes out?
Aorta, thoracic duct, and azygous vein
Sternocostal hiatus-What comes out?
Superior epigastric vessels
Posterior abdominal wall muscles
Psoas major/minor, quadratus lumborum, iliacus
Posterior origins of the diaphragm form?
Arcuate ligaments
Respiratory diaphragm
-Superior surface extends upward as far as what rib?
Superior surface extends upward as far as the 5th rib
Respiratory diaphragm
-Three peripheral origins insert on central tendon?
-Sternal, costal, and lumbar origins
Respiratory diaphragm-Arcuate ligaments form openings for posterior wall abdominal structures
-Lateral arcuate ligament?
Gap for quadratus lumborum m.
Potential sites for diaphragmatic hernias
- When do they occur?
- Commonly occur on which side? Why?
- Occur when attachments become stretched or ligaments become loose
- Commonly occur on the left side due to protection of the right hemidiaphragm by the liver
Parasternal hernias
-Where do they occur?
Sternocostal triangle
-Located between the sternal and costal parts of the diaphragm