[MEDRADSC 3I03] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (114 pages long!)

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Medical Radiation Sciences
• Course: MEDRADSC 3I03
• Professor: Alana Trainor

Document Summary

Abdominal cavity is bordere by diaphragm, and inferiorly by pelvic inlet. Umbilical ( can sit in a lot of areas, attached to the meseng) What forms the posterior boundaries of the abdo cavity. L and t spine, kidneys and post liver. L spine ,ribs upper pelvis, 2 muscles. What two muscles form part of the post abdo wall. Psoas and quadratus lumborum (psoas- circular muscle, quad is. Which muscle groups help from the anterior abdo wall. Rectus abdominis and transverse abdominis and obliques. The transtubercle plane passes through what bony landmarks. Sup l2 at level of xiphoid process. The transpyloric palne runs through what organs in t his image. Primary function: filter blood, produce and excrete urine, help maintain normal body physiology. Lie in paracertebral gutters against posterior abdo wall. Lie at oblique orientation: upper poles more medial and posterior than lower poles: water shed effect, longitudinal divide, psoas muscles cause the kidneys to lie in an oblique angle.