The Abdomen Part 1

Question 1

What is the anatomical term for the navel?

Answer 1

Umbilicus

Question 2

What cavity lies between the diaphragm and the pelvic inlet?

Answer 2

Abdominal cavity

Question 3

What ligament goes from anterior superior iliac spine to the pubic tubercle?

Answer 3

Inguinal ligament

Question 4

What region is the upper middle part of the abdominopelvic regions?

Answer 4

Epigastric region

Question 5

What region is in the middle of the abdominopelvic regions?

Answer 5

Umbilical region

Question 6

What region is the lower middle abdominopelvic region?

Answer 6

Hypogastric region

Question 7

What is the upper left region of the abdominopelvic region?

Answer 7

Left hypochondriac region

Question 8

What is the upper right region of the abdominopelvic regions?

Answer 8

Right hypochondriac region

Question 9

What is the middle left region of the abdominopelvic regions?

Answer 9

Left lumbar region

Question 10

What is the middle right region of the abdominopelvic regions?

Answer 10

Right lumbar region

Question 11

What is the lower right region of the abdominopelvic regions?

Answer 11

Right inguinal region

Question 12

What is the left lower region of the abdominopelvic regions?

Answer 12

Left inguinal region

Question 13

What is the fatty superficial layer of the abdominal fascia?

Answer 13

Campers fascia

Question 14

What is the membranous superficial layer of abdominal fascia?

Answer 14

Scarpa’s fascia

Question 15

What thin membrane lies between the transverse abdominus and the parietal peritoneum?

Answer 15

Transversalis fascia

Question 16

What membrane lines the abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 16

Peritoneum

Question 17

What portion of the membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity lines the internal walls of the cavity?

Answer 17

Parietal peritoneum

Question 18

What portion of the membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity ensheathes the external surfaces of most digestive organs?

Answer 18

Visceral peritoneum

Question 19

What potential space lies between the two layers of the membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 19

Peritoneal cavity

Question 20

What term describes abdominopelvic organs completely surrounded by visceral peritoneum?

Answer 20

Intraperitoneal organs

Question 21

What term describes abdominopelvic organs that typically lie against the posterior abdominal wall and thus have only their anterior aspects covered with peritoneum?

Answer 21

Retroperitoneal organs

Question 22

What muscle has origin of 5th-12th ribs, insertion linea alba, action compresses and supports abdomin felxes and rotates trunk?

Answer 22

External abdominal obliques

Question 23

What muscle origin is iliac crest and inguinal ligament, insertion linea alba, action compresses and supports abdomin and flexes and rotates trunk?

Answer 23

Internal abdominal oblique

Question 24

What muscles origin is iliac crest, inguinal ligament, lumbar fascia, insertion xiphoid process and linea alba, action compresses and supports abdomin?

Answer 24

Transverse abdominis

Question 25

What muscles origin is pubic crest, insertion cartilage of 5th-7th ribs and xiphoid process, action flexes vertebral column and compresses and supports abdomin?

Answer 25

Rectus abdominis

Question 26

What is the opening in the abdominal wall that allows the teste to exit the abdomen?

Answer 26

Inguinal canal

Question 27

What are the borders of the inguinal canal?

Answer 27

Deep and superficial inguinal rings

Question 28

What is an inguinal hernia?

Answer 28

A condition when the intestines push through the abdominal wall

Question 29

What are two types of inguinal hernias?

Answer 29

•Direct
•Indirect