Block 2 Abdominal Wall

Front 1

Liver is protected by

Back 1

Costal arch

Front 2

Inguinal ligament stretches from

Back 2

Anterior superior iliac spine to pubic tubercle

Front 3

Inguinal ligament serves as a division between

Back 3

abdomen & lower extremity

Front 4

Vertebral level of umbilicus

Back 4

L3 or L4

Front 5

Spinal cord level of umbilicus

Back 5

T10

Front 6

Umbilicus attached to the liver by:

Back 6

Round ligament & falciform ligament

Front 7

Umbilicus attached to the bladder by:

Back 7

Urachus

Front 8

Hypogastric region is really referring to:

Back 8

Pelvis

Front 9

Quadrants of the abdomen

Back 9

RLQ
RUQ
LUQ
LLQ

Front 10

Everything that passes into the thigh passes under

Back 10

inguinal ligament

Front 11

Liver found in what quadrant?

Back 11

RUQ

Front 12

Bladder found in what quadrant?

Back 12

RLQ & LLQ

Front 13

Ileum (majority) found in what quadrant?

Back 13

LLQ

Front 14

Gall bladder found in what quadrant?

Back 14

RUQ

Front 15

Transverse colon found in what quadrant?

Back 15

RUQ & LUQ

Front 16

Descending colon found in what quadrant?

Back 16

LUQ, LLQ

Front 17

Esophagus found in what quadrant?

Back 17

LUQ

Front 18

Ascending colon found in what quadrant?

Back 18

RLQ & RUQ

Front 19

Spleen found in what quadrant?

Back 19

LUQ

Front 20

Descending duodenum found in what quadrant?

Back 20

RUQ

Front 21

Head of the pancreas found in what quadrant?

Back 21

RUQ

Front 22

Terminal duodenum found in what quadrant?

Back 22

LUQ

Front 23

Sigmoid colon found in what quadrant?

Back 23

LLQ

Front 24

Ovary/ductus deferens found in what quadrant?

Back 24

RLQ, LLQ

Front 25

Appendix found in what quadrant?

Back 25

RLQ

Front 26

Stomach found in what quadrant?

Back 26

LUQ

Front 27

Kidneys found in what quadrant?

Back 27

RUQ & LUQ

Front 28

Cecum found in what quadrant?

Back 28

RLQ

Front 29

Body & tail of pancreas found in what quadrant?

Back 29

LUQ

Front 30

Terminal ileum found in what quadrant?

Back 30

RLQ

Front 31

Ileal cecal junction found in what quadrant?

Back 31

RLQ

Front 32

Major issues of the LLQ

Back 32

Sigmoid colon, rectum

Front 33

Major issues of the RLQ

Back 33

Appendix, cecum

Front 34

Layers of the abdominal wall
1.Skin
2.
--
--
3.
4.

Back 34

1.Skin
2. Fascias
--Superficial fatty
--Membranous Scarpa
3. Abdominal muscles
4. Subserous fascia
5. Peritoneum

Front 35

Which structure changes names based on what structure it is near?

Back 35

Subserous fascia

Front 36

Which layer secretes watery substance so the abdominal contents will not stick to wall?

Back 36

Peritoneum

Front 37

Which layer stops, not continuing over the perineum

Back 37

Fatty layer

Front 38

What creates the inguinal ligament

Back 38

Edge of external abdominal oblique

Front 39

What forms the median umbilical fold?

Back 39

Uraches

Front 40

What forms the medial umbilical fold?

Back 40

Umbilical a.

Front 41

What forms the lateral umbilical fold?

Back 41

Inferior epigastric a.

Front 42

The urachus is an extension of:

Back 42

The bladder

Front 43

Inferior epigastric a. supplies; is a branch of

Back 43

Rectus abdominis; external iliac a.

Front 44

-Supravesicular fossa between:
-Located above:

Back 44

-Urachus & umbilical a.
-The bladder

Front 45

Medial inguinal fossa between:

Back 45

Umbilical a. & inferior epigastric a.

Front 46

Lateral inguinal fossa:

Back 46

Lateral to Inferior epigastric a.

Front 47

Inguinal triangle boundaries
-Lateral
-Medial
-Inferior

Back 47

-Inferior epigastric
-Semilunar line
-Inguinal ligament

Front 48

Varicose veins created by:

Back 48

Insufficient blood flow through the veins

Front 49

Caput medusa caused by

Back 49

portal hypertension

Front 50

Semilunar line formed by

Back 50

margin of fused rectus abdominus sheath

Front 51

___ forms the anterior rectus sheath above arcuate line

Back 51

EAO, 1/2 of IAO, peritoneum

Front 52

____ forms the posterior rectus sheath below arcuate line

Back 52

Peritoneum, transversalis fascia

Front 53

____forms posterior rectus sheath above arcuate line

Back 53

1/2 of IAO, transversus abdominus

Front 54

Tendons of ___ & ____ make the conjoined tendon

Back 54

IAO & TA

Front 55

Fibers of _____ m. go to the spermatic cord as the _____ m.

Back 55

IAO; cremaster

Front 56

Deep inguinal ring made from

Back 56

transversalis fascia

Front 57

Layers of abdominal wall that continue to layers of spermatic cord (5)

Back 57

1. Scarpa's fascia
2. EAO
3. IAO
4. Transversalis fascia
5. Peritoneum

Front 58

Scarpas fascia -->

Back 58

Dartos

Front 59

EAO -->

Back 59

External spermatic fascia

Front 60

IAO -->

Back 60

Cremasteric fascia

Front 61

Transversalis fascia -->

Back 61

Internal spermatic fascia

Front 62

Peritoneum -->

Back 62

Tunica vaginalis

Front 63

Inguinal canal and rings are created by:

Back 63

Passage of testicle through anterior abdominal wall

Front 64

3 arches protecting spermatic cord: (Lateral to medial)

Back 64

TA
IAO
EAO

Front 65

Structural connection between testicle & scrotal wall

Back 65

Gubernaculum

Front 66

Forms the septa in the testis

Back 66

Tunica albuginea

Front 67

Appendix testis formed by

Back 67

Remnant of efferent ductules

Front 68

Tunica albuginea found:

Back 68

Deep to vaginalis

Front 69

Blue dot sign:

Back 69

Twisted appendix testes

Front 70

Most palpable structure in spermatic cord

Back 70

Ductus deferens

Front 71

Swelling of testicle, think

Back 71

Tunica vaginalis or epididimus

Front 72

Swelling of spermatic cord think

Back 72

Pampiniform plexus varicocele

Front 73

Varicocele in spermatic cord cause:

Back 73

Incompetent valve in pampiniform plexus

Front 74

Inguinal canal found:

Back 74

Between deep & superficial inguinal rings

Front 75

Best place for vasectomy

Back 75

Where ductus deferens crosses the front of the pubic bone

Front 76

Testicle lymph drains to:

Back 76

Posterior abdominal wall, Para-aortic

Front 77

Scrotum lymph drains to:

Back 77

External iliac (inguinal) nodes