ANATOMY OF THE ABDOMEN
VERTEBRAL LEVELS
I
1
apr Ehn 0 I costalmargin
q 1 medial
margin
and 0 I 1 7 19false
5
l
I linea semilunar's
Xiphoid TG
0 lateral borderof
rectusabdominis
Transpyloricplane of
1 arcuateline of
Addison LI 1 1 Douglas where
halfway between 0 I Palmer's
9it
orbis and Tq Internal
one hand widthbelow
he xiphoid 0 t
0 I
fify
crosses a pancreatic neck
2 duodenogejunal l
3 It ofgall I
0
Incostal c artilage
Palmer'spoint 2 3
Termination ofspinal cord
laterallyalongline
subcostalplane linethatjoins tineaalbffs
fusion of
rvginoftheib abdominal aponeuroses
extendingfromxiphoidto
pubic symphis
McBurney's 213laterally
iliac crestplane 14 bifurcationofaorta
amongline from
umbilicus totheanterior
posterior superior iliasspines 59 termination ofdural superior iliac spine on
sheath the rightside
, Liver lowerborder
organs that are palpable in a normal adult R kidney
caecum
sigmoid
aorta
paracentisis is usually done at midline linen alba or lateral to McBurney point
be careful toavoid inferior epigastric vessels
ABDOMEN
The abdominal fasciole the trunk has only superficial fascia composed of
Fattylayer of Comper
Scarpa's fascia blends in with deep
Deep fibrous layerofscarpAs fascia of upper thigh and in the perineum
it continues as Colle's fascia
, camper'sfascia thinner inthe
1
upper abdomen and thicker in the lower
abdomen It's the superficial layerof
thesuperficialfascio
Farpoisfasciait's membanon
and contains little or no fat
It starts below the umbilicuson
continues into the thigh
it's the deep layer of the
superficialfa
Fitfuseswiththe Fascialotta
below the inguinal ligament
its continuation in the
perineum Colle's fascia
VERTEBRAL LEVELS
I
1
apr Ehn 0 I costalmargin
q 1 medial
margin
and 0 I 1 7 19false
5
l
I linea semilunar's
Xiphoid TG
0 lateral borderof
rectusabdominis
Transpyloricplane of
1 arcuateline of
Addison LI 1 1 Douglas where
halfway between 0 I Palmer's
9it
orbis and Tq Internal
one hand widthbelow
he xiphoid 0 t
0 I
fify
crosses a pancreatic neck
2 duodenogejunal l
3 It ofgall I
0
Incostal c artilage
Palmer'spoint 2 3
Termination ofspinal cord
laterallyalongline
subcostalplane linethatjoins tineaalbffs
fusion of
rvginoftheib abdominal aponeuroses
extendingfromxiphoidto
pubic symphis
McBurney's 213laterally
iliac crestplane 14 bifurcationofaorta
amongline from
umbilicus totheanterior
posterior superior iliasspines 59 termination ofdural superior iliac spine on
sheath the rightside
, Liver lowerborder
organs that are palpable in a normal adult R kidney
caecum
sigmoid
aorta
paracentisis is usually done at midline linen alba or lateral to McBurney point
be careful toavoid inferior epigastric vessels
ABDOMEN
The abdominal fasciole the trunk has only superficial fascia composed of
Fattylayer of Comper
Scarpa's fascia blends in with deep
Deep fibrous layerofscarpAs fascia of upper thigh and in the perineum
it continues as Colle's fascia
, camper'sfascia thinner inthe
1
upper abdomen and thicker in the lower
abdomen It's the superficial layerof
thesuperficialfascio
Farpoisfasciait's membanon
and contains little or no fat
It starts below the umbilicuson
continues into the thigh
it's the deep layer of the
superficialfa
Fitfuseswiththe Fascialotta
below the inguinal ligament
its continuation in the
perineum Colle's fascia
