Lecture 2 - Anterolateral Abdominal Walls Flashcards
What are the boundaries of anterolateral abdominal walls (5)
Xiphoid Costal margins Lateral: posterior axillary folds, roughly where back muscles begin Inguinal ligament Pelvic crest
What level do the abdominal contents protrude up into the diaphragm
Level of T8 in the median plane and 5th rib of mid-clavicular plane
What overlies the costodiaphragmatic recess?
Abdominal recess in dome
What are the four pairs of muscles in the anterior abdominal wall?
Anterolateral: External oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominus
Median: Rectus abdominus
What does the external oblique connect (4)
Lower 8 ribs
Pubic tubercle
Iliac crest
Linea alba
What does the thickened lower border of the aponeurosis of the external oblique roll inwards to form
Inguinal ligament
What does the inguinal ligament connect
Anterosuperior iliac spine to pubic tubercle
What is the part of the inguinal ligament attached to the pecten pubis called?
Lacunar ligament
What direction is the external oblique
Downwards and forwards
What does the internal oblique join? (4)
Costal margin, lumbar fascia, iliac crest, linea alba
What is the transversus abdominus attached to? (4)
Lower costal cartilages (7-12)
Lumbar fascia
Iliac crest
Linea alba
Which of the anterior abdominal wall muscles does not have aponeurosis medially?
Transversus abdominus
What does the rectus abdominus connect to?
Xiphoid
Costal cartilages (5-7)
Pubic crest
Where are the 3-4 tendinous intersections
- Xiphoid process
- Halfway between 1 and 2
- Umbilicus
- Between umbilicus and pubis
What is the general function of the rectus abdominus
Support of abdominal contents, expiration, expulsion of abdominal content
What is the composition of the anterior rectus sheath
Aponeurosis of external oblique
Part of aponeurosis of internal oblique