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What are the Posterior Abdominal Wall Muscles?

A
  1. The Quadratus Lumborus
  2. The Psoas Major
  3. The Iliacus
  4. The Posterior Aspect of the Diaphragm
2
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What are the Posterior Abdominal Wall Organs/Tubes?

A
  1. The Kidney
  2. The Suprarenal Gland
  3. The Pancreas
3
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What are the Posterior Abdominal Wall Main Vessels?

A
  1. The Abdominal Aorta

2. The Inferior Vena Cava

4
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What are the Posterior Abdominal Wall Nerves?

A
  1. The Genitofemoral Nerve
  2. The Internal Femoral Cutaneous Nerve
  3. The Femoral Nerve
  4. The Obturator Nerve
5
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At what level of the Diaphragm is the Hiatus for the Inferior Vena Cava?

A

T8

6
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At what level of the Diaphragm is the Hiatus for the Oesophagus?

A

T10

7
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At what level of the Diaphragm is the Hiatus for the Abdominal Aorta?

A

T12

8
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What are the 3 main Branches of the Aorta which supply blood to the Gut Tube?

A
  1. The Coeliac Axis
  2. The Superior Mesenteric Artery
  3. The Inferior Mesenteric Artery
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At what Vertebral Level does the Abdominal Aorta bifurcate into the 2 Common Iliac Arteries?

A

L4

10
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How is the Inferior Vena Cava formed in the Abdomen?

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From the fusing of the Common Iliac Veins