Abdomen: Gross AnatomyAnatomy Module Supplement

Before You Begin

This module, intended for pre-clinical medical students, is part of the core anatomy teaching series. There should be no prerequisite knowledge necessary for medical students to successfully review and understand this module.

Many of the additional module series in our website build off a strong understanding of human anatomy as it presents in imaging. Please refer back to these anatomy modules if you ever need to review.

If material is repeated from another module, it will be outlined as this text is so that you are aware

Introduction/Instructions• The purpose of this module is to:

• Augment your familiarity with gross anatomy

• Enhance your understanding of how the gross anatomy presents in imaging

• Continue to build your comfort with spatial relationships and use of anatomical landmarks

• Note that this module presents structures labeled with numbers• Please refer to the notes section underlying each slide

for answers

• Make sure to account for orientation with each cross-section and image

R

a414

5

10

b

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1514

heart

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

R

IVC

Body of

stomachSpleen

Erector spinae mm.

Liver

Azygos

Vein

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 11 13 14 15 161210 17

R

Rectus abdominis

L. kidneyR. Crus

diaphragm

Splenic artery

L. Crus

diaphragm

Abdominal

aorta

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 2017 18 19 21

R

Middle

hepatic

artery

Right

hepatic

artery

Body of pancreas

Celiac trunkCommon hepatic artery

Terminal

Splenic

branches

Latissimus dorsi M.

Spleno-renal

ligament

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

R

Linea alba

R. Psoas major

IVC

R.

Renal

artery

Gall

Bladder

L. Renal pelvis

Superior mesenteric artery

External

oblique

mm.

Abdominal aorta

L. Renal artery

Liver

Gall bladder

Aorta

Hepatic A.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

R

Transversus

abdominis

Ureter

Transverse colon

Head, Neck, Body, Tail of

pancreas

Descending

colon

Loops of small intestine

R

Quadratus

lumborum

Portal

vein

Jejunum/ small

intestine

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

R

Top of R.

kidney

Transverse colon External oblique

Internal

oblique

Genitofemoral nerve

Ascending

+ Hepatic

flexure

junctionTransversus

abdominis

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 14 15 16 1713 18

R

IVC Abdominal aorta

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 1514 1716

1 4 5 6 7 8

12 14 15 16 17 19 2013 18

2 3 9 10 11

R

Ilium

1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

R

Mesentaric vessels

Common iliac

vein

Common iliac

arteries

IMA,

(yet scroll

or observe

at junction

to be sure)

Iliacus

Gluteus

minimus

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2012

R

1

ureter

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

R

Psoas

Iliacus

Gluteus

minimus

Gluteus

medius

Gluteus

maximus

Sacrum Sacro-iliac joint

Sigmoid colon

1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19

3

15

R

Sacrum

Lt. Iliac

artery

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