Short Answer Questions (SAQ)
Abdomen - Gross Anatomy - 1
Abdominal Wall
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Questions :
1. What are the parts of the abdominal wall? How do they differ functionally? (2)
2. Name the three flat muscles of
the anterior abdominal wall.
Draw a simple line diagram to show the general directions of
their fibres. (3)
3. State the attachments of the rectus abdominis muscle and one distinctive anatomical feature of this muscle. (2)
4. What is the rectus sheath? How is it formed? (2)
5. What is the nerve supply of the anterior abdominal wall? What is the "neurovascular plane"? (3)
6. What is inguinal canal? What does it contain in the male after birth? What does it contain in the female?
7. Explain in brief the term "inguinal hernia". (2)