Anatomy Flashcards
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Parietal layers of serous cavity are innervated by what? The visceral layer is innervated by what?
parietal - spinal innervation
visceral - autonomic nerves
when the diaphragm contracts, what happens to the thorax and abdomen?
diaphragm contracts, thorax increases in size, decreasing abdominal volume
what are the abdominal wall layers, starting with the skin and going to the peritoneum?
skin superficial fascia - Campers - Scarpas deep fascia muscles/aponeurosis transversalis fascia extraperitoneal fat peritoneum
what is scarpa’s fascia continuous with?
dartos fascia (deep to scrotal skin/fascia labia majora), superficial penile fasacia, and Colle’s fascia (perineum)
what muscles aponeurosis helps form the inguinal ligament, rectus sheath and linea alba?
external oblique
What direction do EO muscle fibers run? IO?
EO run inferior and medial; IO runs superior and medial (perpendicular to each other)
What is the lateral border of the rectus abdominis called?
semilunar line
What denotes the transition of aponeurotic layers between the umbilicus and pubis?
arcuate line
What muscles make up the anterior and posterior rectus sheath superior to the arcuate line? Inferior to the line?
superior anterior: EO and IO
superior posterior: IO and TA
inferior anterior: EO, IO, TA
inferior posterior: transversalis fascia
What muscle is responsible for posterior pelvic tilt?
rectus abdominis
If the R EO and L IO contract simultaneously, what movement is caused?
L rotation of the torso
All muscles of the abdomen do what two things?
protection above the arcuate line, and increase intra-abdominal pressure
What two arteries feed the anterolateral abd wall and go between the IO and TA?
posterior intercostal arteries (10 and 11) with subcostal artery
Superior epigastric artery is a branch from what? Where is it and what does it supply?
Terminal branch of internal thoracic artery on posterior surface of RA, supplying upper RA
Inferior epigastric artery is a branch from what? Where will it be found and what does it supply?
branch of external iliac on posterior surface of RA against transversalis fascia, within rectus sheath at arcuate line, supplying lower RA
Veins of the abdominal wall drain to what?
azygos system, internal throacic, external iliac, femoral, and great saphenous veins
What forms a communication between the axillary and femoral veins?
thoracoepigastric vein
Superficial superior lymphatics of the abdomen drain where? superficial inferior to where? deep abdomen to where?
superficial superior lymphatics to axillary lymph nodes;
superficial inferior lymphatics to superficial inguinal lymph nodes;
deep abdomen lymphatics drain to external/common iliac veins and abdominal aorta
What levels of spinal nerves innervate the abdominal muscles?
T7 to L1
What two nerves come from L1 level?
iliohypogastric nerve (to skin above pubis) and ilioinguinal nerve (skin in inguinal region)
On the interior anterior abdominal wall, what folds are there? What are they remnants of ?
median umbilical fold - remnant of urachus/allantois; goes bladder to umbilicus
medial umbilical fold - remnant of umbilical arteries
lateral umbilical fold - contains inferior epigastric artery and is used for hernia classification
ligamentum teres - remnant of umblicial vein within free edge of falciform ligament, passing from umbilicus to liver
is a direct hernia medial or lateral to the lateral umbilical fold? A direct hernia would then be considered in what area?
direct hernia is medial to lateral umbilical fold, putting the hernia in the inguinal (Hesselbach’s) triangle
Testes and ovaries develop in the ________ space and descend toward the labioscrotal swelling by the _________.
retroperitoneal; gubernaculum
the labioscrotal swelling is the precursor to what?
labia majora