Lec 4 - Abs and Pelvis

Question 1

… is a thickened inferior border of the External Oblique Aponeurosis running between ASIS and Pubis

Answer 1

Ignuinal Ligament

Question 2

What is the Inguinal Canal and it’s contents?

Answer 2

The Inguinal Canal is a passage in the anterior abdominal wall where the testes descend through (males) and loops of the guy may be forced through.

• Vas deferens, testicular artery and vein, ilioinguinal nerve,

Question 3

What happens during an indirect Hernia?

Answer 3

Hernia contents pass through the deep inguinal ring, inguinal canal, and superficial inguinal ring.

Question 4

What happens during an direct Hernia?

Answer 4

Hernias push the conjoint tendon directly through the superfical inguinal ring

Question 5

What spinal nerves supply the abdominal tract?

Answer 5

T1-L2 supply the abdominal wall and the intercostal nerves supply the cutaneous branches of the skin

Question 6

What is the innervation to the digestive tract?

Answer 6

Sympathetic: Thoracic splanchnic nerves

Parasymphathetic: Vagus Nerve (CN X), Pelvic nerves (S2-S4)

Question 7

The Pelvic floor is a muscular layer that separates […] from the [..]

Answer 7

Abdomino-pelvic cavity from the perineum

Question 8

What are the muscles of the pelvic floor?

Answer 8

Levator Ani

Coccygeus