Abdomen and pelvic area Flashcards
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Where does the abdomen start?
Diaphragm
What is the abdominal wall?
A muscular wall
Which are the bones in the abdomen?
Only the lumbar part of the spine
How many regions of the abdomen?
9
What divides the abdomen into it’s regions?
The mdiclavicular lines
Subcostal plane
Supracrestal plane
What are the most of the muscles in the abdominal wall?
Large
What is the linea alba?
The line formed by the crossing of the left and right external and internal oblique and transversus abdominal aponeurosis.
It is like a ligament but not. true ligament
What does the linea alba attach to?
The diploid process inferiorly
The superficial inguinal ring superiorly
Where are the fibers of the external oblique? anterior or posterior?
Superior to the arcuate line
All anterior
Where are the fibers of the transversus oblique? anterior or Posterior?
Superior to the arcuate line
All posterior
Where are the fibers of the internal oblique? anterior or posterior?
Superior to the arcuate line
Splits into two sheets, one that goes above and one that goes below
What does the psoas muscle fuse together with?
The illiacus
What is the part where the iliacus and psoas are fused together called?
Illiopsoas
What does the illiopsoas muscle do?
Flexion of the hip
Most powerful flexion of hip
What is the origins of the psoas muscle?
The lumbar vertebrae
Where does the illiac bone originate?
Hip bone
What is the part of the iliac we can feel called?
The anterior superior iliac spine
What is the fibrous ligament called that connects the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic tubercle?
Inguinal ligament
Where is the abdomen situated?
Between the thorax and pelvis area
Where does the abdominopelvic line go?
The superior border of the cubic symphysis to anterior superior iliac spine following the inguinal fold, proceeds along the iliac crest and reaches the apex of spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra
What is the abdominal wall formed by?
Aponeurotic and muscular structures organised into layers
What are the two superficial regions of the abdominal wall called?
Anterolateral and lumbar vertebral regions
Name of the serous space in the abdominal cavity
Peritoneal cavity
Difference between the peritoneal cavity in men and women?
In males it is completely inclosed
In females it communicates to the outside through the tubal, uterine and vaginal cavities