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What are the anterolateral muscles of the abdominal wall?

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External Obliques, Internal Obliques, Transverse Abdominis

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What are the anterior muscles of the abdominal wall?

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Rectus Abdominis and Rectus Sheath

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Which muscle of the anterior abdominal wall is the most superficial?

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External Oblique

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What muscle of the anterior abdominal wall is the deepest?

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Transversus Abdominus

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What is the origin of the external oblique?

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Ribs 5-12

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What is the insertion of the external oblique?

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iliac crest and pubis

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What is the action of the external oblique?

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Unilaterally - contralateral rotation of the trunk (to opposite side)
Bilaterally - flexion of the trunk

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What is the origin of the internal oblique?

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Inguinal ligament, iliac crest, and thoracolumbar fascia

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What is the insertion of the internal oblique?

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Ribs 10-12

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What is the action of the internal oblique?

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Unilaterally - same side rotation
Bilaterally - abdominal compression

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What is the origin of the transversus abdominus

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inguinal ligament, iliac crest, thoracolumbar fascia, costal margin

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What is the insertion of the transversus abdominus

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Linea alba, pubis symphysis, xiphoid process

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What is the action of the transverses abdominus

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flexion and rotation of the trunk

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What is the origin of the rectus abdominus?

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pubic bone

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what is the insertion of the rectus abdominus

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xiphoid process and anterior side of ribs 5-7

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what are the actions of the rectus abdominus

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trunk flexion and pelvic stability

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What is the rectus sheath made up?

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The aponeurosis of the internal oblique, external oblique, and transverse abdominus - it covers the rectus abdominus both anteriorly and posteriorly. What is is made up of depends on where it is with regards to the arcuate line

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What is the anterior rectus sheath made up of above the arcuate line?

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External oblique aponeurosis and 1/2 of the internal oblique aponeurosis

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What is the posterior rectus sheath made up of above the arcuate line?

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1/2 of the internal oblique aponeurosis and the transverse abdominus aponeurosis

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what is the anterior rectus sheath made up of below the acuate line?

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Transversus abdominus aponeurosis, external oblique aponeurosis, internal oblique aponeurosis

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What is the posterior rectus seath made up of below the arcuate line

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The tranversalis fascia - it is in direct contact with the rectus abdominus

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What are the four muscles of the posterior abdominal wall

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Quadratus Lumborum, Iliacus, Psoas major, and Psoas minor

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Where does the iliacus originate from?

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iliac fossa

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Where does the iliacus insert?

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Lesser trochanter of the femur

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What are the actions of the iliacus?
Flexion and external rotation of the hip
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What is the origin of the Psoas major
T12 to L5
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What is the insertion of the Psoas major?
Lesser Trochanter of the femur
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What are the actions of the Psoas major?
flexion of the hip
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What is the origin of the Psoas minor?
Lateral aspect of T12 and L1
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What is the insertion of the Psoas minor?
iliopectineal line of the pelvis
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What action does the Psoas minor do?
lateral trunk flexion
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Where does th quadratus lumborum originate?
iliac crest
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Where does the quadratus lumborum insert
transverse process of L1-L5 and rib 12
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What are the actions of the quadratus lumborum?
Bilaterally - extension of the trunk Unilaterally - lateral flexion of the trunk
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Where is the inguinal region?
To both the left and right of the hypogatric region (below the belly button)
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What are the key structures of the inguinal region?
the inguinal ligament and the inguinal canal
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where does the inguinal ligament attach?
ASIS and top of the pubis
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what are the 2 functions of the inguinal ligament
anchors ab muscles, supports soft tissues of the groin
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Where is the inguinal canal located?
Lower anterior abdominal wall, extending from the deep inguinal ring to the superfiical inguinal ring
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What is the superficial inguinal ring?
an opening in the external oblique aponeurosis
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What is the deep inguinal ring
eversion in the transversalis fascia
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What is the anterior wall of the inguinal canal?
the external oblique aponeurosisW
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What is the posterior wall of the inguinal canal?
transversalis fascia
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What is the inferior wall of the inguinal canal?
inguinal ligament
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What is the superior wall of the inguinal canal?
fibers of transversus abdomini and internal oblique
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In MALES what does the inguinal canal contain?
Spermatic Cord Gonadal vessels (ie testicular a. and v.) Ilioinguinal nerve Lymphatics
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in FEMALES what does the inguinal canal contain?
round ligament of the uterus, ilioinguinal nerve, lymphatics
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In males and females what does the inguinal canal have?
ilioinguinal nerve and lymphatics
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What do males have in their inguinal canal that females don't have?
Gonadal vessels and a spermatic cord
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What do females have in their inguinal canal that males don't have
round ligament of the uterus
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How are dematomes innervated?
Cutaneous innervation (innervation from a single nerve)
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What nerves give motor innervation to abdominal muscles?
Thoracoabdominal nerves (T7-T11) Subcostal nerves (T12) Lumbar plexus (L1) 0 iliohypogastric nerve and ilioinguinal nerve
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Where is the lumbar plexus?
posterior abdominal wall
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What nerves are involved in the lumbar plexus
L1 to L4
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The iliohypgastric nerve is supplied by which spinal nerve?
L1
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The ilioinguinal nerve is innervated by which spinal nerve?
L1
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What does superficial lymph drainage drain?
cutaneous (epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis) and subcutaneous strucures (deepest layer of skin)
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What drains lympth above the umbilicus
axillary nodes
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What drains lympth below the umbilicus
superficial inguinal ndoes
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What drains deep drainage below the umbilicus?
superficial inguinal nodes (into) deep inguinal nodes (into), common liaiac nodes, (into), lumbar nodes
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How does lympth return to venous circulation from below the umbilicus in the abdomian region
Cisterna Chyli into axillary nodes (if on left side) into thoracic duct
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How does lympth return to venous circulation from above the umbilicus in the right abdomen region
axillary nodes (on the right side) to the right lympahtic duct

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