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18. The retroperitoneum (posterior abdominal wall)
Optional Reading Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 8th ed., Diaphragm section through Clinical box: Diaphragm. Muscles of the posterior abdominal wall Diaphragm Right and left domed musculotendinous partition between thoracic and abdominal cavities Extends up to the 5th rib on the right, 5th intercostal space on the left Depends on the position, phase of respiration, size and […]
Overview of GI tract vessels, lymphatics, and nerves
Optional Reading Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 8th ed., chapter 5, Innervation of abdominal viscera section. Abdominal Viscera The principal viscera of the abdomen are the esophagus (terminal part), stomach, intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, kidneys, and suprarenal glands. The esophagus, stomach, and intestines form the digestive (alimentary) tract. The kidneys and suprarenal glands will be discussed […]
The peritoneal cavity and mesenteries
What is peritoneum? Peritoneum is a serous membrane. Recall that serous membranes are associated with body cavities and visceral organs within them. Question What is the function of a serous membrane? What are the names of the two other serous membranes we encountered earlier in our course? Parietal peritoneum lines the walls of the abdominopelvic […]
17. Introduction to the peritoneal cavity and GI tract
In this chapter Optional Reading Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 8th ed., chapter 5, Peritoneum and peritoneal cavity section; Moore et al., The Developing Human, 11th ed., chapter 8.
11. The hand
The hand is crucial to daily living—from sensing our environment to getting food to our mouths. It is very complex in a biomechanical sense, with 19 bones (not including the 8 carpal bones), 19 joints, and 29 (intrinsic and extrinsic) muscles. This complexity permits basic actions such as swinging a bat, to very intricate movements […]
Elbow
Joints associated with the forearm The elbow joint The radius and ulna articulate with the humerus at the elbow joint. It is a uni-axial hinge joint, allowing flexion and extension. It has two articulations: 1. Humero-radial articulation Read More The humero-radial articulation is between the recessed superior surface of the radial head and the capitulum […]
Forearm
The forearm is the intermediate segment of the free upper limb, between the elbow and wrist. Like the arm, it contains anterior and posterior compartments. However, in the forearm two bones are interposed between the compartments, the radius and ulna. Bones of the forearm The radius is the pre-axial bone; the ulna is postaxial (recall […]
Arm
The arm is the proximal segment of the free upper limb. The organization of the arm is simple: two muscle compartments (anterior and posterior) separated by a single bone (humerus). Let’s begin with the bone and then delve into the compartments, describing their muscles, nerves, and vessels. Humerus The proximal humerus was described in the […]
10. Arm, forearm, and elbow
In this chapter Optional Reading Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 8th ed., Chapter 3: Arm and Forearm sections.