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what makes up the abdominal wall?

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  • skin
  • subcutaneous fat
  • three flat muscles
  • transversalis fascia
  • parietal peritoneum
  • viscera of abdominal cavity
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what is the rectus sheath?

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  • encloses the:
    • rectus abdominis muscle
    • pyramidalis muscles
    • superior and inferior epigastric vessels
    • thoraco-abdominal and subcostal nerves
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external oblique and internal oblique

innervation

action

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  • thoraco-abdominal nerves
    • anterior rami of T7-T11, aka intercostal nerves
  • subcostal nerve
  • Compresses and supports abdominal viscera; flex and rotate trunk
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Internal oblique is innervated by one more nerve than the external oblique. What is it?

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  • first lumbar nerve
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Transversus abdominis

innervation and action

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  • Thoraco-abdominal nerves
    • anterior rami of T7-T11, aka intercostal nerves
  • subcostal nerve
  • first lumbar nerve
  • Compresses and supports abdominal viscera
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Rectus abdominis

innervation and action

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  • Thoraco-abdominal and subcostal nerves
    • anterior rami of T7-T12 sinal nerves; aka intercostal nerves
  • Flexes trunk
  • compresses abdominal viscera
  • stabilizes and controls tilt of pelvis
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Psoas major/minor

innervation and action

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  • lumbar plexus (L2-L4)
  • flexes thigh, flexes vertebral column
  • **Pelvic plexis goes between psoas major and minor
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Iliacus

innervation and action

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  • Femoral nerve (L2-L4)
  • flexes thigh and stabilizes hip joint
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Quadratus lumborum

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  • Anterior branches of T12 and L1-L4
  • Extends and laterally flexes vertebral column
  • fixes 12th rib with inspiration
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What innervates the abdominal wall?

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  • lateral and anterior cutaneous branches of thoraco-abdominal nerves. (Anterior rami T7-T11, aka intercostal nerves)
  • subcostal (anterior rami T12)
  • iliohypogastric nerve (anterior rami of L1)
  • ilio-inguinal nerve (anterior rami of L1)
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Vessels of the abdominal wall

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  • Superior epigastric artery
  • inferior epigastric artery
  • deep circumflex iliac artery
  • thoraco-epigastric vein
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What is the affect of a vessel being broken below the arcuate line vs above?

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If a vessel is broken below the arcuate line the area is better able to expand and fill with blood

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Peritoneal cavity

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  • parietal peritoneum
    • lines internal surface of the abdominopelvic wall
  • visceral peritoneum
    • invests viscera
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what are the intraperitoneal organs?

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  • Stomach and spleen
  • almost completely covered with visceral peritoneum
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What supplies blood to the parietal peritoneum?

What is it sensitive to?

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  • same blood supply and somatic nerves as the region of the abdominopelvic wall it lines
  • Sensitive to heat, pressure, pain, cold
    • well localized
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What supplies blood to the visceral peritoneum

What is it sensitve to?

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  • Same blood supply as the visceral nerve supply as organ it covers
  • insensitive to touch, heat, cold, and laceration
  • sensitive to stretching and chemical irritation
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Pharynx, esophagus, and stumach pain is referred to where?

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epigastric region

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What pain is referred to the umbilical region?

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  • small intestine
  • cecum
  • appendix
  • ascending colon
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What pain is referred to the pubic region?

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descending and sigmoid colon

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what is the main function of the mesentery?

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provides means for neurovascular communication between the organ and the body wall

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Where do the sympathetic fibers that innervate the abdomen come from?

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intermediolateral cell column of the gray matterof the spinal cord T5-L2

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What dermatomes does stomach pain refer to?

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T8-T12

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small intestine to transverse colon refers to _____

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T8-T12

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descending colon referrs to _____

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T12-L2

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Whats unique about the visceral pain fibers from the sigmoid to rectum?
they run with the parasympathetic fibers to the **S2-S4** sensory ganglia and spinal cord
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the liver and gallbladder afferent fibers run via the \_\_\_\_\_
phrenic and intercostal nerves pain is referred to shoulder region
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Where do the Left and Right crus insert?
* Left crus L2 * Right crus L3
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Esophagus What is the inferior sphinctor? what separates it from the gastric mucosa? location? innervation
* Right crus is the inferior sphinctor * separated by gastric mucosa by Z-line * retroperitoneal organ * innervated by: * vagus- parasympathetic * greater splanchnic- sympathetic
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what causes a hiatal hernia?
the stomach getting pushed up through a weakened diaphragm
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stomach innervation
* Vagus- parasympathetic * T6-T9- sympathetic * pass to the celiac artery plexus via the greater splenchnic nerves
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what patients need Rapid sequence intubation? (this is probably not a complete list)
* hiatal hernia * caput medusae
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What are the measurements for the different parts of the small intestine?
* Duodenum - 10 inches (25 cm) * Jejunum - 8 feet * ileum - 11.5 feet
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Small Intestine Innervation parasympathetic sympathetic
* Parasympathetic- vagus * sympathetic- Greater and lesser splanchnic nerves * by way of the celiac and superior mesenteric artery plexuses
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What are the different parts of the large intestine?
* Cecum * ascending colon (reabsorption of water) * transverse colon * descending colon (retroperitoneal * Sigmoid colon * rectum * anal canal
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Large intestine innervation parasympathetic sympathetic
* parasympathetic * Vagus- up to left colonic flexure * Sacral- after left colonic flexure * Sympathetic * lumbar splanchnic nerves * via inferior mesenteric ganglion
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what part of peritoneaum is the spleen in?
intraperitoneal- entirely surrounded by peritoneum except hilum area
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spleen innervation parasympathetic sympathetic
* parasympathetic- vagus * sympathetic- celiac artery plexus vasomotor function * \*\*\*spleen is mostly SNS
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What is the flow of exocrine secretions from the pancrease?
* flows through main pancreatic tail to join with bile duct. * hepatopancreatic sphincter (sphincter of oddi) opens * bile and exocrine secretions go through hepatopancreatic ampulla (ampulla of Vater)
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pancrease innervation parasympathetic sympathetic
* parasympathetic- vagus * sympathetic- abdominal splanchnic nerves
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what is the flow of bile?
* bile flows from gallbladder through Cystic duct to join the common hepatic duct * Common hepatic duct unites with the main pancreatic duct * hepatopancreatic sphincter (oddi) opens to allow the bile and exocrine secretions through the hepatopancreatic ampulla (ampulla of Vater)
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what are the lobes of the liver?
* Right * left * cuadate * quadrate
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what was the function of the ligamentum venosum?
* it is the fibrous remnant of the fetal ductus venosus * shunted blood from umbilical vein to IVC, bypassing liver
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What is in the portal triad?
* Porta hepatis * portal vein * hepatic artery * bile duct
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portal vein blood flow vs o2
75% of blood flow 50% of O2
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hepatic artery blood flow vs O2
25% blood flow 50% O2
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Liver innervation parasympathetic sympathetic
* Parasympathetic- vagus * sympathetic- celiac artery plexus
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Explain the flow of blood from mother to fetus
* Blood goes through placenta and through umbilical cord * blood enters fetus through umbilical vein * Ductus venosus allows the blood to skip the liver and go directly to the inferior vena cava and RA * Most of the blood crosses from RA into LA via the Foramen Ovale * Most of the blood goes from LA into LV and systemic * Most of the blood that went into the RV will cross from the pulmonary artery into the Aorta via the ductus arteriosus
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what kind of anastomoses causes esophageal varices?
Esophageal and azygos vein with the left gastric vein
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What is a portosystemic anastomoses?
* When the portal venous system communicates with the systemic venous system where it shouldnt
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Hemorrhoids are caused by what anastomoses?
**Inferior and middle rectal** veins (systemic system) with the **superior rectal vein** (inferior mesenteric vein) (portal system)
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Caput medusae is caused by what anastemoses?
superficial epigastric veins (system system) with the para-umbilical veins (portal system)
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what is a TIPS procedure?
* transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt * decreases portal hypertension if blood flow through the portal vein becomes impaired
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How are the kidneys located?
* retroperitoneal * posterior abdominal wall * level T12-L3 * left higher than right
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what is in the renal hilum?
* renal artery * renal vein * renal pelvis
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Kidney innervation parasympathetic sympathetic
* parasympathetic- vagus * sympathetic- abdominal pelvic splanchnic nerves (greater, lesser, and least) via celiac and superior mesenteric ganglion
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Ureter innervation P S
* PNS- vagus and sacral division * SNS- splanchnic nerves via inferior mesenteric ganglion
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Suprerenal glands function and blood supply
* secrete corticosteroids, androgens, epi, NE * receives blood from branches of the aorta, inferior phrenic artery and renal arteries
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suprarenal gland innervation sympathetic
* Abdominopelvic (greater lesser and least) splanchnic nerves via celiac artery plexus * myelinated presynaptic sympathetic fibers from the intermediolateral horn of the spinal cord * Do not synapse at paravertebral ganglia * **synapse directly with adrenal gland**
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Where does the abdominal aorta begin and where does it bifurcate?
* begins at T12 * bifurcates at L4
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what organs do the branches of celiac trunk deliver blood to?
liver stomach duodenum spleen
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what organs do the branches of the superior mesenteric artery supply blood to?
pancrease, duodenum, jejunum, ileum \*middle and right colonic arteries supply blood up to left colonic flexure
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What organ does the inferior mesenteric artery supply blood to?
left colonic arteries from left colonic flexure to rectum

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