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1
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List organs of GI tract

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Mouth
Pharynx
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Rectum
Anus

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wall of the abdomen is composed of

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skin
aponeuroses
subcutaneous tissue
muscles
(SAMS)

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What are the 4 types of paired muscles found in the abdominal wall

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Transverse abdominis
Internal Obliques
External obliques
Rectus abdiminis

TIRE

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What is the function of the abdominal wall

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Protection
Increase intra abdominal pressue
Maintain posture and maintain trunk

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The internal aspect of the abdominal wall is lined with a serous membrane called the ______ _______

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parietal peritoneum

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List the bony landmarks of the abdomen

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Xiphoid process
Pubic tubercles
ASIS
Illiac crests
Pubic symphysis
Costal margin

pneumonic-(Xrays, cause, pain and puberty illegally)

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List the 4 quadrants

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Right upper
Right lower
Left upper
Left lower

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What is the line called that separate upper and lower quadrants

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Umbilical line

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List the top 3 regions from Left to right of the 9 regions

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L hyperchondriac
Epigastrium
R hyperchondriac

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List the 3 middle region from L to R of the 9 regions

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L lumbar/flank
Umbilical
R lumbar/flank

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List the 3 lower regions from L to R of the 9 regions

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L illiac fossa
Suprapubic
R iliac fossa

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Describe Mc Burney’s point

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Surface markin at base of appenxic
2/3 along from line drawn from umbilicus to the right anterior superior iliac spine

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What are the 2 verticle lines that make the 9 regions of the abdomen

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midclavicular lines

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What are the 2 horizontal lines that make up the 9 regions of the abdomen

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Subcostal
Inter/transterbicular

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The subcostal line that horizontally separates the 9 regions runs through which costal cartliage

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10

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The inter/transtericular line that horizontally sepatates the 9 regions runs through the terbicles of the right and left _____ ____ and lumbar ____ body

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Illian crests
L5 body

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Describe the transpyloric plane

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A horizontal line passing through tips of L+R 9th costal cartilages

halfway between the jugular notch and the pubic symphysis, approximately the level of the L1 vertebrae.

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Describe the transumbilical line and if it is reliable or not

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Unreliable due to fat %

Approx L3 level

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Describe the intercristal line

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from highest points of L to R iliac crests

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External obliques have _____ oriented fibres

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Diagonal

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Internal obliques have ______ oriented fibres

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Diagonal

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Rectus abdomens have _____ oriented fibres

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straight

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Transverse abdominu have ____ oriented fibres

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Horizontal

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Rectus abdominis is attached to the _____ and _____ _____ superiorly and to the _____ inferiorly

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sternum
costal margin
Pubis

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Rectus abdominus is surrounded by
aponeurotic rectus shieth
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which muscle lies both sides of the midline
Rectus abdominus
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Lateral to the rectus abdominus lies 3 sheets of muscles List them from most superficial to deep
EO IO TA
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Which muscles run inferiorly and medially to the midline (diagonally)
IO EO
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Which muscles run horizontally
TA
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T/F Posteriorly the muscle become aponeurotic
F Anteriorly
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Anteriorly the muscles become ______
aponeurotic
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The aponeurosis of the muscles form the _____ _____ and the _____ ____
Linea alba Rectus sheath
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which muscle lie on both sides of linea alba
rectus abdominus
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what muscle lies within the rectus sheath
Rectus abdominus
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What lies deep to the transverse abdominus
transversalis fascia
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what lies deep to the transversalis fascia
parietal peritoneum
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The anterior abdominal wall is supplied with which vessels
musculophrenic superior epigastric Inferior epigastrium
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the musculophrenic artery is a branch of
Internal thotacia
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The inferior epigastric artery anastomoses with ______ artery
superior epigastric
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The inferior epigastric is a branch of which artery
external illiac
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the superior epigastric artery is a continuation of _____ _____ artery
internal thoaracic
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The subcostal nerve originated from
T12
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Thoraco-abdominal nerves originate fomr
T7-11
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Thoraco-abdominal nerves are ____ and contain ____ and _____ fibres
Somatic Sensory Motor
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Iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal are branches of which nerved
T1
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Which organs lie deep to the RUQ
liver gallbladder duodenum Right kidney Ascending colon Transverse colon Hepatic flexure small intestine
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What organs lie deep to the RLQ
Right reproductive organs Appendix caecum Ascending colon R ureters
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What organs lie deep to the LUQ
Liver stomach jejunum spleen Left kidney transverse colon descending colon splenic flexure small intestine
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What organs lie deep to the LLQ
left reproductive organs left ureters small intestine large intestine sigmoid colon decengin colon
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what organs lie deep to the epigastric region
stomach liver pancreas transverse colon spleen duodenum adrenal glands
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what organs lie deep to the umbilical region
duodenum Transverse colon small intestine
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What organs lie deep to the suprapubic region
small intestine sigmoid colon rectum bladder reproductive organs
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What organs lie deep to Left hypochondriac region
spleen tip of liver pancreas transverse colon descending colon L kidney stomach small intestine larger intestint
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what organs lie deep to the right hypochondriac region
transverse colon ascending colon liver gallbladder small intestine large intestine
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what organs lie deep to the left lumbar regions
descending colon small intestine Left kidney
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what organs lie deep to the right lumbar regions
ascending colon small intestine right kidney
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what organs lie deep to left iliac fossa
sigmoid colon descending colon left ovary left uterine tube small intestine
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what organs lie deep to right iliac fossa
Right ovary right uterine tube ascending colon small intestine caecum appendix

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