Supervisions Flashcards
What is the main flexor of the abdomen
Rectus abdominis
What is the rectus abdominis contained by
How is it supplied
The aponeurosis of internal oblique
From above and below: tendonous intersections only on anterior do vessels can travel down
What does quadratus lumborum do
Mostly protective
What does Scarpa’s fascia do when there is internal abdominal bleeding
Contains it and stops it spreading down the legs
What level is the transpiloric plane
What also happens here
L1
Spinal cord ends
What vertebra supplies the umbilicus
T10
What is the arcuate line
End of rectus sheath
What supplies erector spinae
Dorsal rami
Which lines laterally bound the six pack
Semi lunar lines
What is the advantage of the crisscrossing obliques?
Protective
What is the umbilical ligament
Of embryonic origin and leads to bladder
What did the umbilical artery Carry in the foetus
Deoxygenated blood to umbilical cord
Of the 2 umbilical veins which persists
Left
Where would an abdominal tumour drain to
Axillary and inguinal nodes
