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ANATOMY OF THE ABDOMEN
VERTEBRAL LEVELS
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0 lateral borderof
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extendingfromxiphoidto
pubic symphis
McBurney's 213laterally
iliac crestplane 14 bifurcationofaorta
amongline from
umbilicus totheanterior
posterior superior iliasspines 59 termination ofdural superior iliac spine on
sheath the rightside
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organs that are palpable in a normal adult R kidney
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paracentisis is usually done at midline linen alba or lateral to McBurney point
be careful toavoid inferior epigastric vessels
ABDOMEN
The abdominal fasciole the trunk has only superficial fascia composed of
Fattylayer of Comper
Scarpa's fascia blends in with deep
Deep fibrous layerofscarpAs fascia of upper thigh and in the perineum
it continues as Colle's fascia
, camper'sfascia thinner inthe
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and contains little or no fat
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continues into the thigh
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its continuation in the
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