Posterior Abdominal Wall, Kidney Flashcards
The diaphragm consists of radially arrayed fibers which arise from bony elements of the thoracic outlet and insert into the _____ tendon
Central Tendon
The diaphragm is divided into three parts based on where the muscle arises from. The sternal portion arises from ?
Xiphoid Process
The costal portion of the diaphragm arises from ?
Lower ribs
The vertebral portion of the diaphragm arises from the _______ vertebrae of the spinal column via the _______ crura which blends with the anterior longitudinal ligament of the vertebral column
Lumbar Vertebrae
Musculotendinous Crura
What structures passes posterior to the median ligament of the diaphragm?
Aorta
What structures passes posterior to the MEDIAL ligament of the diaphragm?
Psoas Major
What structures passes posterior to the Lateral ligament of the diaphragm?
Quadratuc Lumborum
The diaphragm receives its motor innervation primarily form the _____ nerve?
Phrenic Nerve (C3-C5)
How is sensory information from the diaphragm carried back to the spinal cord?
By the phrenic nerve with some contributions from intercostal nerves around the periphery
What supplies blood to the superior surface of the diaphragm?
Musculophrenic,
pericardicophrenic and
superior phrenic arteries
What supplies blood to the inferior surface of the diaphragm?
Inferior Phrenic Artery
The kidneys are RETROperitoneal and are located in the ________ ________
Paravertebral Gutters
At what vertebral level do the Kidneys lie?
T 12
L 1
L 2
L 3
Which kidney is slightly higher than the other?
The left is slightly higher than the right
The kidneys and suprarenal glands are embedded in a thick fatty layer consisting of pararenal and perirenal fat separated by a membranous layer of what?
Renal Fascia
Medially the kidneys are in contact with what muscle and gland?
Psoas Major Muscle and Suprarenal Glands
What muscle are the kidneys in contact with posteriorly
Quadratus Lumborum
What 3 major structures should be found at the hilum of the Kidney?
Renal Artery
Renal Vein
Ureters
The hollow fat-filled space that surrounds the structures at the hilum of the kidney is called?
Renal Sinus
Upon entering the IVC, the renal vein is ventral or dorsal to the renal artery?
Ventral
The left renal vein is longer, passes between the Superior Mesenteric Artery and Aorta, and typically receives which two veins before entering the IVC?
Left gonal vein and left suprarenal vein
**Notes:
These two veins on the right side drain directly into the IVC Pg. 217 of Theima
The Renal Arteries arise from the abdominal aorta at what spinal level?
2nd Lumbar vertebrae
The right renal artery is longer than the left… Why?
Because it has to pass posterior to the IVC
What is the relationship of the ureter to the vessels at the hilum of the kidney?
The ureter is posterior to the renal vessels at the hilum
The ureter courses ______peritoneal on top of which muscle until it crosses what landmark?
RETROperitoneal on top of the Posas Major muscle until it reaches the bifurcation of the common iliac artery to enter the pelvis at the pelvic brim
What vessels cross anteriorly to the ureter on the posterior body wall of the abdomen?
Gonadal Artery and Vein