Posterior Abdominal Wall Flashcards
Post abdominal wall
-from ____ rib to _____
12th; pelvic brim
the lumbar vertebrae is a prominent structure in the posterior wall and creates two _________ and the most posterior part of this is occupied by the _____ and its surrounding fat
paravertebral gutters
kidney
FASCIAS
-fascias include
_____ fascia;____ fascia; _____ fascia
-
Psoas
iliaca
Thoracolumbar
parietal peritoneum: ______ fascia
endoabdominal
the endoabdominal fascia is continuous with the ______
transversalis fascia
PSOAS FASCIA
- psoas fascia is attached medially to the _________ and ____
- also thickened superiorly to form the _______
- fused laterally to _______ muscle and ______ fascia
lumbar vertebrae and pelvic brim
medial arcuate ligament
quadratus lumborum; thoracolumbar
Psoas fascia is also continuous with part of the iliac fascia covering the fascia
T/F
T
THORACOLUMBAR FASCIA
- (thin or thick?) where it covers ______ part of deep muscles
- (thin or thick?) and (weak or strong?) in lumbar region
Thin; thoracic
Thick; strong
THORACOLUMBAR FASCIA
its _____ and _____ layer enclose the _______ muscle (like rectus abdominus with _____)
posterior and middle
erector spinae
rectus sheath
Which is stronger
Posterior layer of Thoracolumbar fascia or rectus sheath
the posterior layer is even stronger than the rectus sheath but this could be because of its bony support
THORACOLUMBAR FASCIA
-from ____ rib to _____
12th
iliac crest
THORACOLUMBAR FASCIA
-laterally attaches to _____ and ____ but not ____; instead it goes for ____
IOM and TM ; EOM
latissimus dorsi
THORACOLUMBAR FASCIA
anterior layer is (thinner or thicker ?) than the other 2 and covers the anterior surface of the _____ muscle and attaches to the (anterior or posterior?) surface of transverse process;iliac crest;12th rib
Thinner
qudratus lumborum
Anterior
THORACOLUMBAR FASCIA
anterior layer is continuous with aponeurotic _________ ; thickens superiorly to form the _________ ligament ; attached inferiorly to the _____ ligaments
transversus abodominus
lateral arcuate
iliolumbar
PSOAS MAJOR
ORIGIN is from ___ slips
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