Retroperitoneal Structures... (akers)

Question 1

Space between posterior abdominal wall and the parietal peritoneum of the abdomen.

Answer 1

Retroperitoneal space

Question 2

Kidneys sit in _____ which protects you from kidney shots.

Answer 2

Fat

Question 3

Main artery is called the ___________.

Answer 3

Abdominal Aorta

Question 4

Abdominal aorta begins at _________.

Answer 4

Aortic hiatus.

Question 5

Fork in Aorta is called?

Answer 5

Aorta Bifucation

Question 6

Aorta Bifurcation leads into Common Iliac near ____.

Answer 6

L-4

Question 7

Ureter crosses anteriorly to _________ just before bifurcation.

Answer 7

common iliac

Question 8

3 Aorta anterior visceral branches:

Answer 8

celiac trunk, superior mesenteric, inferior mesenteric

Question 9

3 lateral visceral branches of Aorta

Answer 9

Suprarenal artery, renal artery, testicular or ovarian artery

Question 10

5 lateral abdominal wall branches of aorta

Answer 10

inferior phrenic artery 4 lumbar arteries

Question 11

3 terminal branches of aorta

Answer 11

2 common iliac arteries and the median sacral artery.

Question 12

Branches of IVC:

Answer 12

2 anterior visceral: hepatic veins
3 lateral visceral: right suprarenal, renal, gonadal
5 lateral abdominal wall: inferior phrenic and 4 lumbars
3 veins of origin: 2 common iliac and median sacral

Question 13

nerves of posterior abdomen

Answer 13

Lumbar plexus, network feeding legs and lower abdomen

Question 14

2 enlargements of spinal cord… traffic node

Answer 14

Cervical and lumbar areas

Question 15

The anterior rami cant get around the ______ muscle

Answer 15

Psoas

Question 16

Lumbar Plexus has 4 main nerves

Answer 16

Iliohypogastric, Ilioinguinal, lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh, femoral nerve

Question 17

Anterior rami receive ______ rami communicantes from the sympathetic trunk.

Answer 17

gray

Question 18

The nerves are ____ until they synapse in a ganglion.

Answer 18

White. Once they synapse they become gray.

Question 19

What innervates the lateral surface of the thigh?

Answer 19

Lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh

Question 20

What nerve is the largest branch of the lumbar plexus?
What lumbars?
What does it innervate in the abdomen?

Answer 20

Femoral Nerve, L2, L3, L4

the iliacus muscle

Question 21

______ nerve innervates inner thigh muscles.

Answer 21

Obturator

Question 22

Great vessels lie ______ to the vertebral column.

Answer 22

anterior

Question 23

White rami pre or post ganglionic?

Answer 23

Hasn’t synapsed yet. contains preganglionic nerve fibers and afferent sensory nerve fibers.

Question 24

Gray rami pre or post ganglionic?

Answer 24

Has already synapsed, contains postganglionic.

Question 25

Sympathetic stops at what lowest lumbar?

Answer 25

L2

Question 26

What fibers are in the aortic plexus?

Answer 26

pre and post ganglionic sympathetic fibers, preganglionic parasympathetic fibers, and visceral afferent fibers