36Posterior Abdominal Wall And Diaphragm

Front 1

Referred Pain from the Diaphragm:
Because of its innervation
from the ___ plexus,
irritation of the diaphragm
is often felt as pain in the
___.

Back 1

-cervical (C3, 4, 5)
-right or left shoulders

Front 2

hiatal hernia, hiatus hernia: herniation of an abdominal organ, usually the ___, through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. It occurs in two major anatomic patterns: the ___ (type I), which is the more common type, and the ___ (type II)

Back 2

-stomach
-sliding hiatal h.
-paraesophageal h.
s. 19

Front 3

Kidney Stones and Ureteric Colic:
Kidney stones (___) often pass into the ureters
Large stones may lodge in the ureter causing ___ of the ureteric muscle
The pain, depending on the location of the stone is referred between ___
Pain passes from “___”
Often patients feel their ___ are involved because the visceral afferents from the colon enter the same cord level

Back 3

-calculi
-spasms
-T11 and L2
-"loin to groin"
-bowels
s. 37

Front 4

Triple A = ___
Below ___ aa.
Above ___ aa.

Back 4

-abdominal aortic aneurism
-renal
-common iliac

Front 5

Esophageal Varices:
The esophageal veins are
a site where the caval venous
drainage anastomoses with the
portal venous drainage.

Portal hypertension cause dilation of the ___ veins. These
dilated and weakened varices are prone to ___ and is a common cause of death in persons with portal hypertension.

Back 5

-esophageal
-hemorrhage