Abd Thorax spaces, connective tissue Flashcards
Figure out spatium-peritoneale (28 cards)
The kidneys, adrenals, and bladder are in which space?
Primary retro
The major vessels are located in which space?
Primary retro
The esophagus is located within which space?
Thoracic part is primary retro
Abdominal portion is intra
The rectum is located within which body space?
Upper 2/3 is primary retro
The lower 1/3 is extraperioneal
The pancreas is located within which body space?
Mostly secondary retro (tail is intra)
The duodenum is located within which body space?
Secondary retro except for first segment which is intra
Which parts of the colon are secondary retroperitoneal?
The ascending and descending portions
The jejunum and ileum are primarily surrounded by ______?
Mesentery
What is the broad ligament of the uterus?
The mesentery that surrounds the ovary, uterus, and fallopian tubes
The appendix, transverse colon, and sigmoid colon are covered by ______?
Mesocolon
The liver, stomach, and spleen are located within which space?
Intraperitoneal
Describe the location and attachment of the greater omentum
Double sheet of peritoneum, folds down over stomach and small intestines, ascends again over the transverse colon and encloses it
The remnant of the fetal umbilical vein becomes the ______.
Ligamentum teres
The urachus degenerates into what structure?
Median umbilical ligament
The medial umbilical ligaments are the remnants of what structures?
The fetal umbilical arteries
Hernias medial to the lateral umbilical ligament are typically ______.
Direct
Hernias lateral to the lateral umbilical ligament are typically _____.
Indirect
The omental foramen is a communication between which two areas?
Greater and lesser omentum
Which vessels lie just anterior to the border of the omental foramen?
Common bile duct, hepatic artery, and portal vein
What is the spermatic cord composed of?
Ductus deferens
Testicular/cremasteric/deferential arteries
Pampiniform plexus of test. veins
Genital branch of genitofemoral and cremasteric n.
Testicular sympathetic plexus
The gubernaculum testis is similar to what female structure?
Ovarian ligament, round ligament of uterus
Describe the rectus sheath above the arcuate line.
Above the arcuate line, the internal oblique aponeurosis splits to envelop the rectus abdominis muscle. Ex.abd.oblique is superficial, Trans.abd. is deep.
Describe the rectus sheath below the arcuate line.
Below the arcuate line, the internal and external oblique and transversus abdominis aponeuroses merge and pass superficial to the rectus abdominis muscle.
The coronary ligament encloses what area of the liver?
The bare area
