General Questions
Compiled By Muchiri Simon
Edition: 2024/25
, Medical & Nursing | Anatomy I of X pages
1. The abdomen is the region between the ___ and ____ .
Thorax and pelvis
2. The separation between the thorax and the abdomen is the _____ diaphragm
Respiratory
3. When separating the abdomen into four quadrants, the ____ is the midpoint.
Umbilicus
4. Name the four quadrants of the abdomen
We have a right upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left upper quadrant, and left lower quadrant for the
5. When we talk about the anterolateral abdominal wall, we are talking about the ____ margin that is
subcostal, rib 10 to rib 7, xiphoid
6. What are the four muscles that makeup the anterolateral abdominal wall?
The rectus abdominis, the external oblique, the internal oblique, and the transverse abdominis
7. What are the muscles from superficial to deep in the anterolateral abdominal wall ?
The rectus abdominis, the external oblique, the internal oblique, and the transverse abdominis
8. The rectus abdominis is encased in a tendinous sheath or aponeurosis of the other (__) anterolateral
Three
9. The 3 aponeurosis are fused along the midline at what is called the ____ and they are fused at what is called
linea alba; semi lunar line
10. As the external oblique runs down in an inferomedial direction, the outer layer of the sheath definitely
not have/has) external oblique aponeurosis in it, but we cant say for sure how much of the internal oblique
Has
11. The (external oblique/rectus abdominis) is a vertically oriented muscle that runs from the subcostal margin
rectus abdominis
12. There are transverse intersections of tendon on the (rectus abdominis/internal oblique) and what this does
it separates the muscle into variably distinct segments and that allows for a change in pull of the muscle as it
rectus abdominis
13. The (internal oblique/external oblique) has an inferomedial fiber orientation.
External oblique
14. The (rectus abdominis/external oblique) has multiple attachment sites and it is covering the entire
External oblique
15. The (rectus abdominis/internal oblique) has a superomedial fiber orientation and almost a 90-degree
Internal oblique
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