AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
anterolateral abdominal wall
extends from thoracic cage to pelvis
anterolateral abdominal wall boundaries
7th-10th ribs
xiphoid process
inguinal ligament
pelvic girdle
anterolateral abdominal wall fascia
superficial, intermediate, and deep
subcutaneous tissue at umbilicus
superficial fatty layer and deep membranous layer
endoabdominal fascia
deep to muscle layers
muscles of the anterolateral abdominal wall
external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis, rectus abdominis
external oblique proximal attachment
external surface of ribs 5-12
external oblique distal attachment
linea alba, pubic tubercle, and anterior half of iliac crest
, external oblique innervation
thoraco-abdominal nerves, subcostal nerve (anterior rami of T7-T12 spinal nerves)
external oblique action
trunk flexion
lateral flexion
contralateral rotation
internal oblique proximal attachment
thoracolumbar fascia, iliac crest, inguinal ligament
internal oblique distal attachment
inferior borders of 10th-12th ribs, linea alba, and pecten pubis via conjoint tendon
internal oblique innervation
thoraco-abdominal nerves and first lumbar nerve
internal oblique action
compress abdomen
ipsilateral lateral flexion and rotation
bilateral flexion
transverse abdominis proximal attachment
internal surfaces of 7th-12th costal cartilages, thoracolumbar fascia, and lateral inguinal
ligament
transverse abdominis distal attachment
linea alba with aponeurosis of internal oblique, pubic crest, and pecten pubis via
conjoint tendon
transverse abdominis innervation