muscles of the abdomen Flashcards
The superficial fascia of the abdomen can be divided into 2. Name the 2 fascias
Camper’s fascia (fat) + Scarpa’s fascia (membranous, deeper layer)
Most superficial one of the obliques
External obliques
The external obliques have a … orientation
Inferomedial
From where to where does the inguinal ligament run?
Anterosuperior iliac spine to pubic tubercle
Ligament that’s an “expansion” of the inguinal lig. and connects it with the pectineal crest + pubis
Lacunar ligament
The internal oblique has a … orientation
Inferolateral
The uppermost fibres of the internal oblique are in contact with…
The costal cartilage
Line that runs in the middle of the abdomen (and into which the muscles insert)
Linea alba
Muscle that’s deep to the internal oblique + whose fibres have a horizontal orientation
Transversus abdominis
Fascia that covers the deep surface of the tranversus abdominus
Transversalis fascia
Muscle that runs from the ribs to the pubic symphysis + is interrupted by 3 or 4 tendinous intersections
Rectus abdominis
Small muscle that’s found in the inferior part of the abdomen + runs from the pubis to the linea alba
Pyramidalis
Aponeurotic sheath/layer that covers the rectus abdominis + pyramidalis
Rectus sheath
Describe the way the aponeuroses + transversalis fascia of the rectus sheath are organized in the upper 3/4 of the abdomen (above the arcuate line)
Anterior part of sheath: external oblique + half of internal oblique
Posterior part: other half of internal oblique, transversus abdominis + transversalia fascia
Describe the way the aponeuroses + transversalis fascia of the rectus sheath are organized in the lower 1/4 of the abdomen (beneath the arcuate line)
Anterior part: all the aponeuroses (ext., int., transversalis)
Posterior part: transversalis fascia