Anterior Abdominal Wall — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: The _____ nerve enters the inguinal canal by piercing the internal oblique muscle

Answer: ilioinguinal

Flashcard 2: The _____ is a thickening of the transversalis fascia lying immediately posterior to the inguinal (Poupart's) ligament

Answer: iliopubic tract

Flashcard 3: The kidney and the suprarenal gland are enclosed within anterior and posterior lamina of the _____ fascia, also called Gerota's fascia

Answer: perirenal

Flashcard 4: The subcostal nerve supplies the abdominal wall and the _____ skin

Answer: gluteal

Flashcard 5: Rectus sheath **above** the arcuate line: Which structures form the **posterior layer**?

Answer: Posterior leaf of the internal oblique aponeurosis and the transversus abdominis aponeurosis.

Extra: **Rectus Sheath Composition:** **1. Above the arcuate line:** * **Anterior wall:** External oblique aponeurosis + anterior leaf of internal oblique aponeurosis. * **Posterior wall:** Posterior leaf of internal oblique aponeurosis + transversus abdominis aponeurosis. **2. Below the arcuate line:** * **Anterior wall:** All three aponeuroses (external oblique, internal oblique, and transversus abdominis) pass in front of the rectus muscle. * **Posterior wall:** Only the transversalis fascia (the aponeuroses are absent).

Flashcard 6: The neurovascular plane of the abdominal wall lies between the _____ and transversus abdominis in the anterior abdominal wall.

Answer: internal oblique

Flashcard 7: _____ fascia attaches the perirenal fascia to the peritoneum.

Answer: Lateroconal

Flashcard 8: ID Artery: _____

Answer: Common hepatic

Flashcard 9: ID Artery: _____

Answer: Right gastric

Flashcard 10: The lobe marked as '3' in the image showing inferior surface of liver represents the _____ lobe.

Answer: caudate