Posterior Abdominal Wall Flashcards
posterior abdominal wall muscles
posar maj, min, quadratus lumborum, iliacus
psoas major:
Prox att: T12-L5
Distal att: lesser trochanter via common tendon w/iliacus
innervation: L2,3,4 via lumbar plexus
actions: flexion at hip+unilateral sidebending
iliacus
prox: iliac fossa
distal: lesser trochanter via common tendion w/psoas mah
innervation: femoral n.
actions: flexion at the hip
Psoas minor
Prox att: T12-L1
Distal att: pectineal line on superior pubic ramus
innervation: L1 and L2
fixes the 12th rib during DEEP INSPIRATION
depresses 12 rib
assists in bilateral trunk extension, side bending
what’s the big thing the psoas minor does during respiration?
it fixes the rib during deep inspiration
Quadratus Lumborum m.
prox att: iliac crest and iliolumbar ligament
distal att: medial, inferior aspect of 12 rib
innervation T12-L4
fixes rib during inspiration (compare to posas minor, which fixes the rib during DEEP inspiration)
Psoas Syndrome
pain in the lumbosacral region Pain in the contralateral gluteal region radiation of pain usually stopping at the knee difficulty standing up straight may mimic herniated disc
Differential diagnosis for psoas syndrome
appendicitis, colon cancer, hip dysfunction, diverticulitis
all the abdominal aorta arteries that branch off at T12
celiac trunk
inferior phrenic
middle and superior suprarenal
all the abdominal aorta arteries that branch off a L1
SMA
first lumbar
inferior supra renal
1/2 renal (L1/L2)
all the abdominal aorta arteries that branch off a L2
1/2 renal a., gonadal a. second lumbar a.
all the abdominal aorta arteries that branch off a L3
IMA, third lumbar
all the abdominal aorta arteries that branch off at L4
fourth lumbar a
all the abdominal aorta arteries that branch off a L5
bifurcation
r/l common iliac, r/l external iliacs, r/l internal iliacs, median sacral a.
respiratory diaphragm
borders
xiphisternal joint
costal margin
vertebral body T12
right and left domes are at T12, but superior surface can extend to rib 5
3 peripheral origins of diaphragm inset on the central tendon
- sternal origin
- costal origin
- vertebral origin
Right and left crus of the diaphragm
MEET at the aortic hiatus
right crus
longer, forms esophageal hiatus
left crus
shorter and more lateral
Caval opening is @
T8