introduction to abdominal wall slides

Question 1

what are the 3 regions of the abdominal plane?

Answer 1

midclavicular, subcostal, and transtubercular

Question 2

explain the location of the midclavicular region?

Answer 2

it goes through the middle of the clavicle through the AIIS

Question 3

explain the location of the subcostal region?

Answer 3

it goes through T10

Question 4

explain the location of the trantubercular region?

Answer 4

goes through the iliac tuburcles at the level of L5

Question 5

what are the 2 quadrarant of the abdominal plane?

Answer 5

transumbilical and median plane

Question 6

explain the location of the transunbilical quadrant?

Answer 6

between the L3/L4 space

Question 7

what are the 9 abdominal regions?

Answer 7

right and left hypochondriac, right and left lateral, right and left inguinal, epigastric, umbilical, and pubic

Question 8

what are the 4 abdominal quadrants?

Answer 8

right upper, left upper, right lower and left lower

Question 9

what are the 5 nerves to the anterior abdomen?

Answer 9

thoracoabdominal, lateral cutaneous, subcostal, iliohypogastric, ilioinguinal

Question 10

what are the nerve roots for the thoracoabdominal nerve?

Answer 10

T7-T11

Question 11

what are the nerve roots for the lateral cutaneous?

Answer 11

T7-T9

Question 12

what are the nerve roots for the subcostal nerve?

Answer 12

T12

Question 13

what is the nerve root for the iliohypogastric nerve?

Answer 13

L1

Question 14

what is the nerve root for the ilioinguinal nerve?

Answer 14

L1

Question 15

what are the 3 fascial layers in the anterior abdomen?

Answer 15

superficial, investing and transversalis

Question 16

what type of tissue is the superficial fascia in the anterior abdomen?

Answer 16

subcutaneous connective tissue

Question 17

what are the 2 layers of the superficial fascia in the anterior abdomen?

Answer 17

campers fascia and scarpa’s fascia

Question 18

what type of layer is the campers fascia?

Answer 18

fatty layer

Question 19

what type of layer is scarpa’s fascia?

Answer 19

deeper layer that is membranous

Question 20

what does the transversalis fascia turn into?

Answer 20

visceral perineum

Question 21

what are the 3 muscles that are anterior in the abdomen?

Answer 21

rectus abdominis, internal oblique and external oblique

Question 22

what is going to allow your to tighten the muscles up to allow for a stronger contraction?

Answer 22

intertendinous band

Question 23

what is the pyramidalis muscle innervated by?

Answer 23

subcostal nerve

Question 24

what the does pyramidalis muscle tighten?

Answer 24

linea alba

Question 25

how do the fibers run for the external oblique?

Answer 25

like hand in pocket

Question 26

how do the fibers run for the internal oblique muscle?

Answer 26

scratching opposite shoulder