Abdomen — Flashcards

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

Posterior relations of the **neck of the pancreas**: - _____ formation - Superior mesenteric vein - Splenic vein - Inferior mesenteric vein (joins the junction in ~1/3rd of individuals)

The ureter arises from the _____, then travels past the following structures in the listed order: - travels under the gonadal arteries over the belly of the psoas muscle- travels over the common iliac arteries- and finally under the uterine artery / vas deferens

The _____ renal artery is much longer than the left renal artery.

While the middle suprarenal artery comes off the _____, the superior suprarenal artery comes off the inferior phrenic artery and the inferior suprarenal artery comes off the renal artery

The subcostal plane of the abdomen lies at the _____ border of the L3 vertebra and the 10th costal cartilage.

The _____ renal vein is much longer than the right renal vein.

The liver has _____ major and 2 minor fissures.

Laterally, the fibres of the iliopubic tract fan out within the _____ and fascia iliaca without bony attachment to the iliac spines.

The inferior phrenic artery branches off the _____ at T12