TESTED QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
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◉ What organs are apart of the right lower quadrant? Answer:
Appendix
Cecum
Ascending colon
Jejunum
◉ What organs are apart of the left lower quadrant? Answer: Ileum
Descending colon
Sigmoid
Ureters
Uterus and adnexa (female)
Prostate gland (male)
Urethra
Urinary bladder
Rectum
◉ What are the abdominal tissue layers? Answer: Skin
,Subcutaneous adipose tissue
Fascia
Muscle
Peritoneum
◉ What are the three flanking muscles? Answer: The transverse
external oblique
Internal oblique
Transverse abdominis muscle
◉ What is the rectus sheath? Answer: A broad fascia layer that
extends across the abdomen without interruption
◉ What is another name for abdominal peritoneum? Answer:
Parietal peritoneum
◉ What is the mesentery? Answer: An extension of the peritoneum
that attaches to the posterior abdominal wall and fans out to cover
the small intestine
◉ What is the greater omentum? Answer: An extension of the serous
membrane, covering the stomach, duodenum, and part of the colon.
, ◉ What is another name for extensions of the abdominal
peritoneum? Answer: Peritoneal reflections
◉ What is Hesselbach's triangle? Answer: The area bounded by the
rectus abdominis muscle, the inguinal ligament, and the inferior
epigastric vessels. This area is associated with an inguinal hernia
◉ Is the hesselbach triangle larger in males or females? Answer: The
space is larger in the male than female, which corresponds to the
higher incidence of inguinal hernias in males
◉ What does the inguinal canal contain? Answer: Ductus deferens
Artery to the ductus deferens
Testicular artery
Pampiniform plexus (testicular veins)
Creamasteric artery and visceral nerve fibers
Lymphatics
Remnants of the processus vaginalis
◉ What are the different types of abdominal incisions? Answer:
Chevron ( inverted V and part of the Mercedes Benz)
Midline (upper and lower)
Paramedian ( right and left)