Posterior Abdominal Wall

Question 0

What are the secondary retroperitoneal structures

Answer 0

Ascending and descending colon
Duodenum
Pancreas

Question 1

What are the primary retroperitoneal structures

Answer 1

Kidney
Ureter
Suprarenal gland
Aorta
IVC

Question 2

T12 nerve is also called

Answer 2

Subcostal nerve

Question 3

What are the structures that pass through the diaphragm at certain levels?

Answer 3

T8: IVC
T10: esophagus, vagal trunk
T12: aorta

Question 4

What nerve supplies the hypo gastric region?

Answer 4

Subcostal

Question 5

What nerve is the lowest cutaneous nerve on the abdomen

Answer 5

Iliohypogastric

Question 6

What is the nerve that supplies the skin of scrotum and medial thigh

Answer 6

Ilioinguinal

Question 7

What nerve is responsible for sensory of cremaster reflex

Answer 7

Ilioinguinal

Question 8

What nerve supplies the cremaster muscle

Answer 8

Genitofemoral nerve

Question 9

What nerve goes toward the ASIS

Answer 9

Lateral femoral cutaneous

Question 10

What nerve is posterior and lateral to psoas muscle?

Answer 10

Femoral nerve

Question 11

What nerves are on the surface of the sacrum

Answer 11

Lumbosacral trunk

Question 12

The retroperitoneum is between

Answer 12

Transversalis fascia

Peritoneum

Question 13

Definition of intraperitoneal and give examples

Answer 13

Organs covered on all sides with peritoneum
Connected to posterior wall
Mobile

Stomach
Liver
Jejunum
Ileum
Transverse and sigmoid colon
Spleen

Question 14

Definition of retroperitoneal

Answer 14

In retroperitoneal CT
Fixed in position

Primary: (never had mesentery)
Secondary: (had mesentery but lost it)

Question 15

Kidneys, ureters, and suprarenal glands enclosed in

Answer 15

Perinephric fat

Gerota’s fascia

Question 16

Level of right kidney

Answer 16

T12-L3

Question 17

Position of left kidney

Answer 17

T11-L2

Question 18

Nutcracker relationship

Answer 18

SMA over left renal vein

Question 19

What does the left kidney come into contact with

Answer 19

Stomach
Spleen
Descending colon
Jejunum

Question 20

What contacts the right kidney

Answer 20

Bare area of liver
Right lobe of liver
Ascending colon
Ileum

Question 21

What are the 5 segments / lobar of the kidney?

Answer 21

Apical
Posterior
Anterior superior
Anterior inferior
Inferior

Question 22

Blood supply of ureter

Answer 22

Retroperitoneum: medially

• renal artery
• aorta
• gonadal artery

Pelvis: laterally

• vesicle artery
• uterine artery
• middle rectal artery

Question 23

3 constriction points of ureter

Answer 23

Ureteropelvic junction
Crossing iliac vessels
Ureterovesicle junction

Question 24

Suprarenal gland arterial supply

Answer 24

From branches of - inferior phrenic - aorta - renal artery

Question 25

Suprarenal gland venous drainage

Answer 25

Renal vein on left | IVC on right

Question 26

Suprarenal gland innervation

Answer 26

Lesser and least splanchnic nerves Only presympathetic for medulla

Question 27

Lymphatic flow (general) for lower extremities

Answer 27

Cranially | Laterally, mostly right to left

Question 28

Route of lymphatic drainage in abdomen

Answer 28

``` Inguinal Iliac Lumbar (para aortic/cabal, interaorticocaval, retro aortic/caval) and preaortic/lumbar (CSI) Lumbar intestinal lymph trunks Cisterna chyli Thoracic duct ```