Living Anatomy: Anterior Abdominal Wall Flashcards
(6 cards)
Which planes are used to divide the abdomen into 9 regions?
Midclavicular lines
Transpyloric plane (between the 9th costal cartilages at the lateral borders of the rectus abdominis)
Transtubercular plane
What vertebral levels are these planes at?
Subcostal plane - L3
Transtubercular - L5
What are the 5 main transverse planes and what vertebral levels do they lie at?
Transpyloric - L1 Subcostal - L3 Transumbilical - L3/L4 Supracristal - L4 (through highest point of iliac crest on each side) Transtubercular - L5
At what vertebral level is the a) jugular notch and b) sternal angle?
Jugular Notch - T2/T3
Sternal Angle - T4/T5
At what vertebral level is the superior and inferior angles of the scapula?
T3
T7
Which vertebra is vertebra prominens?
C7