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Chapter 2: Abdomen

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abdominal cavity   the space bounded by the dynamic musculoaponeurotic walls, diaphragm, undercover of the thoracic cage and continuous with the pelvic cavity; line with peritoneum and contains most digestive organs, spleen, kidneys and most of the ureters  
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abdominopelvic cavity   the combined and continuous abdominal and pelvic cavities  
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subcostal plane   horizontal plane which passes through the inferior border of the 10th costal cartilage on each side  
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transtubercular plan   horizontal plane passing through the iliac tubercles and the body of the L5 vertebra  
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midclavicular planes   vertical planes passing from the midpoints of the clavicles to the midinguinal points  
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midinguinal points   the midpoints of the lines joining the anterior superior iliac spines and the superior edge of the pubic symphysis  
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transumbilical plane   horizontal plane passing through the umbilicus and IV disc between the L3 and the L4 vertebrae  
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median plane   vertical plane passing longitudinally through the body, dividing it into right and left halves  
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subcutaneous tissue   superficial fascia; lies deep to the skin and contains a variable amount of fat  
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superficial fatty layer   Camper's fascia; the more superficial layer of the subcutaneous tissue inferior to the umbilicus  
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deep membranous layer   Scarpa's fascia; the more deep layer of the subcutaneous tissue inferior to the umbilicus  
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investing fascia   deep and 3 layers (superficial, intermediate and deep); cover the external aspects of the three muscle layers of the anterolateral abdominal wall and their aponeuroses  
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endoabdominal fascia   membranous sheet of varying thickness that lines the internal aspect of the abdominal wall  
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transversalis fascia   endoabdominal fascia which lines the deep surface of the transverse abdominal muscle or aponeurosis  
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parietal peritoneum   lines the abdominal cavity and is located internal to the transversalis fascia  
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extraperitoneal fat   varying amount of fat that separates the transversalis fascia from the parietal peritoneum  
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external oblique   abdominal wall muscle; most superficial; fibers pass inferomedially and interdigitate with slips of the serratus anterior  
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inguinal ligament   the inferior margin of the external oblique that is thickened as an undercurving fibrous band that spans between the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic tubercle  
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internal oblique   abdominal wall muscle; intermediate; fibers fan out so that its upper fibers are perpendicular and its lower fibers are parallel to the external oblique  
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transverse abdominal   abdominal wall muscle; innermost; fibers, except for the most inferior ones, run more or less horizontally  
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aponeurosis   the end of all three abdominal wall muscles; anterior; strong and sheet-like  
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rectus sheath   covering of the rectus abdominis formed by the aponeurosis between the midclavicular line and the midline  
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linea alba   midline raphe formed by interweaving aponeurosis that extends from the xiphoid process to the pubic symphysis  
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rectus abdominis   long, broad, strap-like muscle that is mostly enclosed in rectus sheath; fibers run between tendinous intersections  
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tendinous intersections   tendon-like structures in the rectus abdominis; located at the xiphoid process, umbilicus, and a level halfway between these points; each is firmly attached to the anterior layer of the rectus sheath  
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pyramidalis   small triangular muscle; lies in the rectus sheath anterior to the inferior part of the rectus abdominis; ends in the linea alba and tenses it; absent in 20% of people  
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arcuate line   demarcates the transition between the posterior rectus sheath covering the superior three quarters of the rectus abdominis proximally and the transversalis fascia covering the inferior quarter  
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contents of the rectus sheath   the rectus abdominis; pyramidalis; anastomosing superior and inferior epigastric arteries and veins; lymphatic vessels; and the distal portions of the anterior rami of spinal nerves T7-T12, which supply the muscle and overlying skin  
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thoracoabdominal nerves   distal, abdominal parts of the anterior rami of the inferior six thoracic spinal nerves (T7-T12); have muscular branches and lateral and medial cutaneous branches; T7-T9 supply the skin superior to the umbilicus; T10 innervates skin around the umbilicus  
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anterior cutaneous branches   nerves that pierce the rectus sheath a short distance from the median plane, after the rectus abdominis muscle has been supplied  
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subcostal nerve   large anterior ramus of spinal nerve T12  
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iliohypogastric and ilioiguinal nerves   terminal branches of the anterior ramus of spinal nerve L1  
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superior epigastric artery   continuation of the internal thoracic artery; supplies the upper part of the rectus abdominis; anastomoses with the inferior epigastric artery  
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inferior epigastric artery   arises from the external iliac; runs superiorly and supplies the inferior portion of the rectus abdominis; anastomoses with the superior rectus abdominis  
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