Lower GI L4 Flashcards
top right hand corner named
right hypocondrium
middle right square
right flank
right bottom square
right groin
middle middle square
umbilical region
bottom middle square
pubic region
layers of the abdominal wall
skin
superficial fascia
muscles and associated fascia
parietal peritoneum
what does the superficial fascia consist of
fatty connective tissue
above the umbilicus how is the superficial fascia presented
a single sheet of connective tissue
below the umbilicus how is the superficial fascia presented
divided into two layers
what are the two layers of the superficial fascia called
campers fascia (superficial) and scarpa’s fascia (deep)
most superficial muscle of the abdominal wall
external oblique
name 4 muscles of the abdominal wall
external oblique
internal oblique
transversus abdominis
rectus abdominis
what do the aponeurosis of all the flat muscles form in the midline
linea alba
where does the linea alba run from-to
xiphoid process of sternum to the pubic symphysis
which ribs does the internal oblique insert onto
ribs 10-12
which way does the internal oblique run
superamedial
which is the deepest muscle of the abdominal wall
transverse abdominus
which way do the fibres of the transverse abdominus run
transverse
which muscles join to tendons to form the conjoint tendon
transverse abdominus and internal oblique
where does the rectus abdominis extend
the length of the anterior abdominal wall
what are the 3 or 4 bands of intersecting fibrous bands between the rectus abdominis called
tendinous intersections
what separates the rectus abdominis at the midline
linea alba