Review Items - Abdominal Wall and Inguinal Region

Iliac crest (TG 6-4)

Anterior superior iliac spine (TG 6-4)

Pubic crest (TG 6-4)

Pubic tubercle (TG 6-4)

Pecten pubis (pectineal line) (TG 6-4)

Iliopectineal line (TG 6-4)

Muscles:

External oblique (N 249, TG 5-04)

Internal oblique (N 250, TG 5-04)

Transversus abdominis (N 251, TG 5-05)

Rectus abdominis (N 250, TG 5-05)

Tendinous intersections

Rectus sheath (N 249,251,252A,252B, TG 5-05, 5-06, 5-06)

Linea alba (N 249,251,252A,252B, TG 5-05, 5-06)

Arcuate line (TG 5-05, 5-07)

Falx inguinalis (conjoint tendon)

Fascia:

Fatty layer of superficial fascia (N 249, TG 5-02)

Membranous layer of superficial fascia (N 249, TG 5-02)

Tunica dartos scroti (N 387,390, TG 6-31)

Deep, investing fascia

Thoracolumbar fascia (N 174, TG 1-13)

Fascia lata (N 249, TG 3-02)

Transversalis fascia (N 251,252,261, TG 5-08C, 5-08D, 5-09C, 5-09D, 5-10A)

Weak fascia

Inguinal canal:

(N 260, TG 5-10A, 5-10B, 5-11A)

Deep (internal) inguinal ring

Superficial (external) inguinal ring (N 387,249,259,260, TG 5-08A, 5-09A)

Lateral crus

Medial crus

Intercrural fibers

Round ligament of the uterus (N 397, TG 5-09A, 5-09C, 5-09D)

Spermatic cord (N 387, TG 5-08A, 5-08C, 5-08D, 5-10C)

Ligaments:

Inguinal (N 250,251, TG 5-04)

Lacunar (N 251,262, TG 5-08D, 5-09D)

Pectineal (N 251,262, TG 5-08D, 5-09D)

Arteries & Veins:

Superficial epigastric (N 249, TG 5-02)

Inferior epigastric (N 255,260,261, TG 5-05, 5-07A)

Superior epigastric (N 191, TG 4-08, 5-05)

Deep circumflex iliac (N 255, TG 5-07A)

Ascending branch of deep circumflex iliac (N 255, TG 5-07A)

Nerves:

Intercostal nn. (T7-11) and subcostal n. (N 254,257, TG 5-02)

Lateral and anterior cutaneous brs.

Iliohypogastric n. (N 257,266, TG 5-02, 5-38)

Ilioinguinal n. (N 257,266, TG 5-02, 5-38)

Anterior labial or scrotal br.

Umbilical folds: (N 253, TG 5-07)

Median

Medial

Lateral (epigastric)

Umbilical ligaments: (N 253, TG 5-07)

Median (urachus)

Medial (obliterated umbilical a.)

Fossae of lower anterior abdominal wall: (N 253,259, TG 5-07)

Supravesical

Medial inguinal

Lateral inguinal

Spermatic cord: (N 387,262, TG 5-08, 5-08D, 5-10B, 5-10C)

Ductus deferens

Testicular artery

Pampiniform plexus of veins

Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve

Coverings of the spermatic cord: (N 260,387,390, TG 5-10B, 6-31)

External spermatic fascia

Cremaster muscle and fascia

Internal spermatic fascia

Coverings of the round ligament of the uterus:

Fascia of external abdominal oblique

Cremaster muscle & fascia

Transversalis fascia

Miscellaneous:

Superficial inguinal lymph nodes (N 265,546, TG 6-33, 6-34)

Parietal peritoneum (N 260,261, TG 5-07A)

Extraperitoneal connective tissue (N 260,261, TG 5-06)

Inguinal triangle (N 259, TG 5-07)

Clinical Terms:

Appendicitis

Cholecystitis

McBurney's point/incision

Subcostal incision

Pfannenstiel incision

Transpyloric plane

Peritonitis

Umbilical hernia

Inguinal hernias (direct vs. indirect)

Incisional hernia

Herniorrhaphy

Strangulation/gangrene

Reduction

Cremasteric reflex

Cryptorchidism

Hydrocele