Posterior Ab Flashcards
Psoas general path
Behind medial arcuate ligament of diaphram, inserts onto the anterior thigh
Action of the psoas muscle
Flexion of the thigh (or vertebral column if legs are fixed)
Difference between psoas major/minor
Minor does NOT extend into the thigh
What muscle fills the area of the posterior abdominal wall deep/lateral to psoas major, between rib 12 and iliac crest?
Quadratus lumborum muscle
Action of quadratus lumborum
Depress/stabilize rib 12, weak lateral flexor of torso
Path of iliacus muscle
Deep surface of ilium to join the psoas muscle inserting onto the lesser trochanter of the femur
Regions of the diaphragm
Sternal, costal, lumbar
Joining of the left and right crura of the diaphram
MediaN arcuate ligament
What allows the aorta and thoracic duct to pass thru the diaphragm?
aortic hiatus (median arcuate ligament) and T12
Where is the esophageal hiatus?
In the right crus at T10
Passage for the psoas muscles, sympathetic trunk, and least splanchnic nerve
MediaL arcuate ligament
Passage of the quadratus lumborum
Lateral arcuate ligament
Passage of the IVC
Opening in the central tendon at T8 called caval foramen
Blood supply to the inferior aspect of the diaphragm
Inferior phrenic arteries
Blood supply specific to the superior aspect of the diaphragm
Pericardiophrenic, musculophrenic arteries
Lines the internal abdominal wall and inferior aspect of the diaphragm
Transversalis Fascia
3 Fascias of the thoracolumbar fascia
Quadratus lumborum, Psoas, Iliac
At what level does the aorta bifurcate into the iliac arteries?
L4
Visceral branches of the aorta
Celiac, Superior/Inferior mesenteric artery, Renal, Middle suprarenal, Gonadal
Parietal branches of the aorta
Inferior phrenic, 4 lumbar arteries, median sacral(unparied)
Level of celiac trunk and area it supplies
T12: spleen, stomach, part of pancreas, duodenum, gallbladder, liver
Level of superior mesenteric artery and area it supplies
L1: part of pancreas, small intestine, cecum, appendix, ascending colon, right half of transverse colon