Lower abd fascial layers Flashcards
The superficial fascia of the lower abdomen is composed of?
Camper’s fascia
Scarpa’s fascia
What 3 fascia’s are continuous with one another in the lower abd and genitalia?
Scarpa’s fascia is continuous with Darto’s fascia which is continuous with Colle’s fascia.
What fascia is separate and confined to the penis?
Buck’s fascia
What are the differences in the abdominal fascia above and below the arcuate line?
Above the arcuate line - Aponeurosis of transversus abdominis and 1/2 of aponeurosis of internal oblique muscle goes under rectus abdominis
Below the arcuate line - Aponeurosis of external and internal oblique, and transversus abdominis go over rectus abdominis.
Layers of anterior abdominal wall from superficial to deep.
Skin Superficial fascia (Camper's then Scarpa's fascia) External oblique muscle Internal oblique muscle Transversus abdominis muscle Fascia transversalis Extraperitoneal tissue Peritoneum
What is the name of the connection of Scarpa’s fascia to the underlying tissue?
Holden’s line (Line of Fusion)
Where does Scarpa’s fascia turn into superficial Darto’s fascia?
At the penis
Darto’s fascia around the scrotum is called?
Tuncia Dartos of scrotum
Where does the Tunica Dartos of the scrotum become the Colle’s fascia?
In the urogenital triangle, around the bulbospongiosus muscle
Does Buck’s fascia surround the corpus spongiosum or the corpora cavernosa?
Corpora cavernosa