Living Anatomy: Anterior Abdominal Wall Flashcards
1
Q
Which planes are used to divide the abdomen into 9 regions?
A
Midclavicular lines
Transpyloric plane (between the 9th costal cartilages at the lateral borders of the rectus abdominis)
Transtubercular plane
2
Q
What vertebral levels are these planes at?
A
Subcostal plane - L3
Transtubercular - L5
3
Q
What are the 5 main transverse planes and what vertebral levels do they lie at?
A
Transpyloric - L1 Subcostal - L3 Transumbilical - L3/L4 Supracristal - L4 (through highest point of iliac crest on each side) Transtubercular - L5
4
Q
At what vertebral level is the a) jugular notch and b) sternal angle?
A
Jugular Notch - T2/T3
Sternal Angle - T4/T5
5
Q
At what vertebral level is the superior and inferior angles of the scapula?
A
T3
T7
6
Q
Which vertebra is vertebra prominens?
A
C7
