Section 1 - self directed learning Flashcards
where is the umbilicus found?
umbilical region of ant ab wall
which muscles can be tensed in attempt to breathe out against a closed glottis?
anterior abdominal muscles
5 - right upper quadrant
liver gallbladder duodenum with head of pancreas colon - hepatic flexure kidneys + suprarenal
6 - left upper quadrant
stomach spleen pancreas colon- splenic fixture kidneys + suprarenal small intestine - jejenum
4 - right lower quadrant
appendix
ascending colon
caecum
small intestine - ileum
2 - left lower quadrant
descending + sigmoid colon
small intestine
which organ is McBurney’s point in?
appendix
where is the fundus of the gall bladder?
tip of 9th costal cartilage
where lateral border of rectus abdominis muscle crosses the coastal margin
names of 2 horizontal lines separating the abdominal region?
transpyloric plane
transtubercular plane
2 vertical lines separating the abdominal regions
left + right lateral (midclavicular) lines
which area of the stomach does the transpyloric plane pass through?
pylorus
the transpyloric plane is midway between _____ & _______
sternal notch + upper border of pubic symphysis
which level is the transpyloric plane at?
L1
which level is the transtubecular plan at?
L3
what does the transtubecular plane pass through
iliac tubercles
where do the right and left midclavicular lines pass through?
r + l mid-inguinal points
regions either side the hypogastrium?
left and right iliac fossa
regions either side the umbilical region?
left and right lumbar regions
regions either side the epigastrium?
left and right hypochondrium
upper border of liver
5th costal cartilage - across sternum - to the left 5th intercostal space in mid-clavicular line
lower border of liver
costal margin in right mid- axillary line
where does the gall bladder lie?
tip of 9th intercostal cartilage - right
lateral rectus abdominis crosses the costal margin - on transpyloric plane
in supine, where does the stomach lie?
transpyloric plane
where does the fundus stomach lie when standing up?
5th rib in left mid-clavicular line
where else does the transpyloric plane lie?
- gall bladder
- renal hila
- spleen hila
- origin of SMA
where does the head of the pancreas lie?
below + right of pyloric position
where is the duodenum in relation to the pylorus?
to the right
4 parts of the duodenum
- superior
- descending
- horizontal
- ascending
point in appendix
McBurney’s point
where is McBurney’s point?
2/3 of the way from the umbilicus to the right ASIS
where does the ascending colon extend from?
McBurney’s point to the transpyloris plane
which ribs does the spleen lie between?
9th-11th ribs
where do the kidney hila lay in supine?
transpyloric plane
upper pole of kidneys
11-12th ribs
lower pole of kidneys
3cm above iliac crests
which 2 organs are only palpable in infants, unless inflamed?
liver and spleen
