Identify
- Xiphoid process
- R+L costal margin
- 12th Rib
- Iliac crest
- Anterior superior iliac spine
- Pubic tubercle
- Pubic crest
- Pubic symphysis
- Sacroiliac joint
Identidy the quadrants
- RUQ
- LUQ
- RLQ
- LLQ
On the left diagram, identify the lines that form the borders and the name of each area.
Lines
- Superior to inferior
- > Left and right mid clavicular lines
- Sideways
- > Transpyloric line (sup.)
- > Transtubercular line (inf.)
Areas right to left
UPPER = right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac
MIDDLE = Right lumbar, umbillical, left lumbar
LOWER = RIF, hypogastric, LIF
What structures can be found in the right hypochondriac?
- Liver
- Gallbladder
- Costal margin
- Duodenum
What structures can be found in the epigastric?
- Gallbladder
- Greater curvature of stomach
- Xiphoid process
What structures can be found in the left hypochondriac?
- Spleen
- Stomach
- Pancreas tail
What structures can be found in the right lumbar?
- Ascending colon
- Ileum
- R iliac crest
What structures can be found in the umbillical?
- Transverse colon
- Umbillicus
- Jejunum
What structures can be found in the left lumbar?
- Descending colon
- Jejunum
- L iliac crest
What structures can be found in the RIF?
- Caecum
- Appendix
- Ileum
What structures can be found in the hypogastric?
- Ileum
- Recutm
- Bladder
What structures can be found in the LIF?
- Descending colon
- Ileum
What is the action of the external oblique?
Pulls chest downward
What is the innervation of the external oblique?
Thoracoabdominal nerves T7-T11
Subcostal T12
What is the action of the internal oblique?
- Accessory resp muscle
- Antagonist to diaphragm
What is the nerve supply of the internal oblique?
Thoracoabdominal T7 - T11
Subcostal T12
Iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal (L1)
What is the action of the transversus abdominis?
- Thoracic and pelvic stability
- Abdominal movement
What is the nerve supply of the transversus abdominis?
Thoracoabdominal T7 - T11
Subcoastal T12
Iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal (L1)
What is the action of the rectus abdominis?
- Postural
- Respiration
What is the nerve supply of the rectus abdominis?
Thoracoabdominal T6 - T11
Subcostal T12
What is the difference between the arrangement of the rectus sheath above and below the arcuate line?
Above
- External and 1/2 of the internal oblique aponeurosis run ANTERIOR to the rectus
- The rest run posterior
Below
- All aponeurosis lie anterior to rectus abdominis
What is the rectus sheath?
Aponeurosis
- of transverse abdominis and external/internal oblique
What muscles are contained in the rectus sheath?
Rectus abdominis
Pyramidalis
Vertebral level of umbillicus
L3/L4
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Class 145
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Class 1 - Station 4: Histology5
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Class 2 - Station 1: Peritoneum23
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Class 2 - Station 2: Posterior Abdominal Wall6
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Class 2 - Station 3: Blood Supply to the Gut Tube17
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Class 2 - Station 4: Nerve Supply to Abdominal Viscera11
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Class 2 - Station 5: Kidneys, Suprarenals and Ureters14
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Class 3 - Station 1: Gut Tube part 1 - Oesophagus & Stomach33
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Class 3 - Station 1: Gut Tube part 2 - Small & Large Intestine, Rectum and Anal Canal35
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Class 3 - Station 2: Peritoneal Folds and Disposition of Viscera9
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Class 3 - Station 3: Histology of the Gut Tube25
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Class 3 - Station 4: Surface Anatomy of Abdominal Viscera3
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Class 3 - Station 5: Radiology of the Gut Tube13
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Class 4 - Station 1: Accessory Organs of the GI Tract - Spleen16
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Class 4 - Station 1: Accessory Organs of the GI Tract - Pancreas11
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Class 4 - Station 1: Accessory Organs of the GI Tract - Liver8
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Class 4 - Station 1: Accessory Organs of the GI Tract - Extrahepatic Biliary Apparatus8
