Fascial planes and compartments — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Identify the spinal cord section characterized by the presence of lateral horns and relatively small ventral/dorsal horns (lack of limb enlargements):

Answer: Thoracic

Extra: The thoracic spinal cord (T1-L2) is distinguished by the presence of the lateral horn (intermediolateral cell column) and the Nucleus Dorsalis of Clarke. It has relatively small ventral and dorsal horns compared to the cervical and lumbar enlargements, as it does not provide motor innervation to the limbs.

Flashcard 2: _____ hip dislocations present with a flexed, abducted and externally rotated hip

Answer: Anterior

Flashcard 3: Which artery supplies the posterior third of the interventricular septum? _____

Answer: Posterior descending artery (PDA)

Flashcard 4: Which GI ligament connects the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach?_____

Answer: Gastrohepatic ligament

Flashcard 5: The _____ region of the stomach is thin-walled and includes the fundus and proximal body

Answer: orad

Flashcard 6: Osteoblastoma typically arises in _____ (body location)

Answer: vertebrae

Flashcard 7: The deep peroneal nerve supplies the _____ muscle

Answer: tibialis anterior

Flashcard 8: The valsalva maneuver increases intraabdominal and intrathoracic pressure predominantly by recruiting the _____ muscle

Answer: rectus abdominis

Flashcard 9: At which spinal level are disc herniations most likely to occur?

Answer: between L4-L5, L5-S1

Flashcard 10: In adults, how far does the spinal cord extend down the spine?

Answer: L1 or L2