Review Items - Abdominal Wall

Osteology: (N 248,486,185)

Iliac crest
Anterior superior iliac spine
Pubic crest
Pubic tubercle
Pecten pubis (pectineal line)
Iliopectineal line

Fascia:

Fatty layer of superficial fascia (N 249)
Membranous layer of superficial fascia (N 249)
Tunica dartos scroti (N 387,390)
Deep, investing fascia
Thoracolumbar fascia (N 174)
Fascia lata (N 249)
Transversalis fascia (N 251,252,259)
    Weak fascia

Muscles:

External oblique (N 249)
Internal oblique (N 250)
Transversus abdominis (N 251)
Rectus abdominis (N 250)
    Tendinous intersections
Rectus sheath (N 249,251,252A,252B)
Linea alba (N 249,251,252A,252B)
Arcuate line

Inguinal canal:

Superficial (external) inguinal ring (N 387,249,259,260)
    Lateral crus
    Medial crus
    Intercrural fibers
Round ligament of the uterus (N 397)
Spermatic cord (N 387)

Ligaments:

Inguinal (N 250,251)
Lacunar (N 251,262)
Pectineal (N 251,262)

Arteries & veins:

Superficial epigastric (N 249)
Superior epigastric (N 191)
Inferior epigastric (N 25,253)
Ascending branch of deep circumflex iliac (N 255)

Nerves:

Intercostal nn. (T7-11) and subcostal n. (N 254,257)
    Lateral and anterior cutaneous brs.
Iliohypogastric n. (N 257,266)
Ilioinguinal n. (N 257,266)
    Anterior labial or scrotal br.

Miscellaneous:

Superficial inguinal lymph nodes (N 265,546)

Clinical Terms:

Appendicitis
Cholecystitis
McBurney's point/incision
Subcostal incision
Pfannenstiel incision
Transpyloric plane
Peritonitis