Abdomen - The List

Remnant of umbilical vein

Remnant of umbilical vein

Round ligament of liver

Dermatome to umbilical area

T10

Dermatome to suprapubic area

L1

Vertebral level associated with origin of celiac artery

T12

Vertebral level associated with origin of SMA

L1

Vertebral level associated with origin renal arteries

L2

Vertebral level associated with origin of gonadal arteries

L2

Vertebral level associated with origin of IMA

L3

Vertebral level of umbilicus

Disc L3-4

Vertebral level of aortic bifurcation

L5

Vertebral level for formation of IVC

L5

Spinal levels to muscles of anterior abdominal wall

T7-L1

Structure that forms superficial inguinal ring

Aponeurosis of external oblique

Structure that forms deep inguinal ring

Transversalis fasica

Structure that form floor of inguinal canal  

Inguinal ligament

Bony attachments of inguinal ligament

ASIS and pubic tubercle

Structures that form conjoint tendon

Internal oblique and transversus abdominis

Abdominal layer continuous with external spermatic fascia

External oblique

Abdominal continuous with cremasteric fascia

Internal oblique

Abdominal layer continuous with internal spermatic fascia

Transversalis fascia

Structure that lies between protrusion sites of direct and indirect hernias

Inferior epigastric artery

Type of hernia that enters deep inguinal ring

Indirect inguinal

Most common type of hernia

Indirect inguinal

Most common side for indirect inguinal hernia

Right

Type of hernia that protrudes through Hesselbach’s triangle

Direct inguinal

Boundaries of Hesselbach’s triangle

Inguinal ligament, rectus abdominis, inferior epigastric artery and vein

Type of hernia that traverses both deep and superficial rings

Indirect inguinal

Fluid in processus vaginalis

Hydrocele

Communication between greater and lesser sacs

Epiploic foramen

Superior border of epiploic foramen

Caudate lobe of liver

Inferior border of epiploic foramen

Part one of duodenum

Posterior border of epiploic foramen

IVC

Ligament that contains portal vein, hepatic artery and bile duct

Hepatoduodenal (lesser omentum)

Structure that limits spread of ascitic fluid in left paracolic gutter

Phrenicocolic ligament

Structure that limits spread of ascitic fluid within infracolic compartment

Root of mesentary

Superior extent of right paracolic gutter

Hepatorenal recess

Most inferior portion of peritoneal cavity

Rectouterine pouch

Structures supplied by celiac artery

Stomach, duodenum, liver, spleen, gallbladder, pancreas

Branches of celiac artery

Left gastric, common hepatic and splenic

Blood supply to stomach

Right and left gastroepiploics, right, left and short gastric

Major structures of bed of stomach

Pancreas, spleen, left kidney and suprarenal gland, diaphragm

Ducts that join to form common bile duct

Cystic and common Hepatic

Structure that separates right and left lobes of liver

Falciform ligament

Origin of cystic artery

Right hepatic artery

Ribs directly related to spleen

Ribs 9-11

Organs related to spleen

Stomach, colon, left kidney, tail of pancreas

Artery to small intestine

SMA

Organs supplied by both celiac and SMA

Duodenum, pancreas

Organs supplied by both SMA and IMA

Transverse colon

Vessel located posterior to head of pancreas

IVC

Vessel located posterior to neck of pancreas

Portal vein

Veins that unite to form portal vein

Splenic and SMV

Clinically importatnt organs for portacaval anastomoses

Esophagus, rectum, liver

Two structures that lies posterior to SMA near its origin

Left renal vein, duodenum

Three distinguishing features of the large intestine

Tenia coli, haustra, epiploic appendages

Termination of left gonadal vein

Left renal vein

Termination of right gonadal vein

Inferior vena cava

Location of initial pain of appendicitis

Umbilical region

Motor innervation of diaphragm

Phrenic

Sensory innervation of diaphragm

Phrenic + intercostal

Spinal levels of phrenic nerve

C3-5

Vertebral level that inferior vena cava traverses diaphragm

T8

Vertebral level that esophagus traverses diaphragm

T10

Structures that traverse diaphragm with esophagus

Vagal trunks

Vertebral level that aorta traverses diaphragm

T12

Structure that traverses diaphragm with aorta

Thoracic duct

Structure that traverses diaphragm through crura

Greater, lesser and least splanchnic nerves