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What are the main organs in each quadrant?
The liver and gall bladder in the RUQ
The Stomach and spleen in the LUQ
The appendix and cecum in the RLQ
The end of the descending colon and the sigmoid colon in the LLQ
What are the main organs in each quadrant?
The liver and gall bladder in the RUQ
The Stomach and spleen in the LUQ
The appendix and cecum in the RLQ
The end of the descending colon and the sigmoid colon in the LLQ
What is the location of the referred pain coming from organs derived from the foregut?
In the epigastric region
What is the location of the referred pain coming from organs derived from the midgut?
In the umbilical region
What is the location of the referred pain coming from organs derived from the hindgut?
Hypogastric region
What are the layers of the anterior abdominal wall?
Skim
Superficial fascia:
1. Camper (Fat)
2. Scarpa (Membrane)
Deep fascia (Has the same name as the muscle it is sitting on)
Muscles
Transveraslis fascia
What is the deepest layer in the anterior abdominal wall?
Transversalis fascia
What is the function of the external oblique muscle?
Bend the body to the side same side and turn it towards the opposite side.
What is the function of the internal oblique muscle?
Bend and rotate to the same side
What is the function of the transversus abdominis?
Compress abdominal contents and build internal pressure
What is the function of the rectus abdominis?
Flex vertebral column and tense abdominal wall
What is the nerve innervation of the anterior abdominal wall?
5 Lower intercostal: T7-T11
1 Subcostal: T12
L1 nerves: illiohypogastric and illioinguinal
How can L1 be anesthetized?
By injecting 1 inch superior to the anterior superior iliac spine
In what part of the anterior abdominal wall do the blood vessels lie?
In the neurovascular plane: between the internal oblique and the trasverse muscles
