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  2. Abdominal wall - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, the abdominal wall represents the boundaries of the abdominal cavity.The abdominal wall is split into the anterolateral and posterior walls. [1]There is a common set of layers covering and forming all the walls: the deepest being the visceral peritoneum, which covers many of the abdominal organs (most of the large and small intestines, for example), and the parietal peritoneum ...

  3. Abdominal muscles - Wikipedia

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    Muscles of the posterior abdominal wall. The posterior abdominal wall is formed by the lumbar vertebrae, parts of the ilia of the hip bones, psoas major and iliacus muscles, and quadratus lumborum muscle. This part of the core plays a key role in stabilizing the rest of the body and maintaining posture.

  4. Internal iliac artery - Wikipedia

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    The internal iliac artery arises at the bifurcation of the common iliac artery, opposite the lumbosacral articulation, and, passing downward to the upper margin of the greater sciatic foramen, divides into two large trunks, an anterior and a posterior. It is posterior to the ureter, [2] anterior to the internal iliac vein, [2] anterior to the ...

  5. Rectus sheath - Wikipedia

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    TA2. 2359. FMA. 9587. Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The rectus sheath (also called the rectus fascia[1]) is a tough fibrous compartment formed by the aponeuroses of the transverse abdominal muscle, and the internal and external oblique muscles. It contains the rectus abdominis and pyramidalis muscles, as well as vessels and nerves.

  6. Abdominal internal oblique muscle - Wikipedia

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    Function. The internal oblique performs two major functions. Firstly as an accessory muscle of respiration, it acts as an antagonist (opponent) to the diaphragm, helping to reduce the volume of the chest cavity during exhalation. When the diaphragm contracts, it pulls the lower wall of the chest cavity down, increasing the volume of the lungs ...

  7. Transversalis fascia - Wikipedia

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    The transversalis fascia (or transverse fascia) is the fascial lining of the anterolateral abdominal wall [1][2] situated between the inner surface of the transverse abdominal muscle, and the preperitoneal fascia. [3][2] It is directly continuous with the iliac fascia, [2] the internal spermatic fascia, [citation needed] and pelvic fascia. [2]

  8. Inguinal canal - Wikipedia

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    19928. Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The inguinal canal is a passage in the anterior abdominal wall on each side of the body (one on each side of the midline), which in males, convey the spermatic cords and in females, the round ligament of the uterus. The inguinal canals are larger and more prominent in males.

  9. Thoraco-abdominal nerves - Wikipedia

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    Thoraco-abdominal nerves. Diagram of the course and branches of a typical intercostal nerve. Intercostal nerves, the superficial muscles having been removed. The anterior divisions of the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh thoracic intercostal nerves are continued anteriorly from the intercostal spaces into the abdominal wall; hence ...