What is the Abdominal Wall?
The upper abdominal wall is iliac crest, the lower wall is pelvic septum, the posterior wall is lumbosacral vertebra and its soft tissues on both sides, and the two lateral walls and anterior wall are composed of three layers of broad muscle and its shallow and deep soft tissues. The abdominal wall plays an important role in protecting the internal organs of the abdomen, maintaining abdominal pressure, fixing the position of the organs and breathing, coughing, vomiting, and defecation.
Abdominal wall
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- Chinese name
- Abdominal wall
- On behalf of that
- Six walls surrounding the abdominal cavity
- Structure
- Six-layer structure
- Function
- Abdominal wall protecting abdominal organs
- The upper abdominal wall is iliac crest, the lower wall is pelvic septum, the posterior wall is lumbosacral vertebra and its soft tissues on both sides, and the two lateral walls and anterior wall are composed of three layers of broad muscle and its shallow and deep soft tissues. The abdominal wall plays an important role in protecting the internal organs of the abdomen, maintaining abdominal pressure, fixing the position of the organs and breathing, coughing, vomiting, and defecation.
- The abdominal wall has six layers from shallow to deep, namely:
- The skin of the abdominal wall is thin and elastic, except
- Superficial fascia
- The muscle layer is mainly composed of
- The transverse abdominal fascia is a part of the intra-abdominal fascia, which is the part of the intra-abdominal fascia lining the inner surface of the front side wall of the abdomen. The transverse abdominal fascia is most developed in the groin area and forms structures such as abdominal rings.
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