Posterior Abdominal Wall

Which muscle forms the posterior abdominal wall along with the psoas major and iliacus?

What is the relationship of the anterior surface of the right kidney to other structures in the posterior abdominal wall?

Which artery supplies blood to the kidneys?

What is the function of the diaphragm?

Which muscles are referred to as iliopsoas muscle when they pass into the thigh?

What is not a function of the iliopsoas muscle?

Where are the kidneys located in the posterior abdominal wall?

Which kidney is somewhat lower than the other due to its relationship with the liver?

What covers a large part of the anterior surface of the right kidney?

Which level does the abdominal aorta bifurcate into the right and left common iliac arteries?

Which structures do not cross the anterior surface of the inferior vena cava?

Which veins are not tributaries to the inferior vena cava?

Which lumbar veins drain directly into the inferior vena cava?

Where do the lumbar plexus nerves emerge on the posterior abdominal wall?

Which bones make up the superior bony framework of the posterior abdominal wall?

Which muscles are involved in the flexion of the thigh at the hip joint?

Which ligament connects the crura of the diaphragm across the midline and passes anterior to the aorta?

Which of the following is NOT a structure found in the renal medulla?

Which of the following is NOT a function of the renal cortex?

Which of the following is TRUE about the renal arteries?

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the ureters?

Which of the following is TRUE about the suprarenal glands?

Which nerve arises from the anterior rami of nerves L2 and L3, emerges from the lateral border of the psoas major muscle, and passes obliquely downward across the iliacus muscle toward the anterior superior iliac spine?

Which nerve descends through the substance of the psoas major muscle, emerging from the lower lateral border of the psoas major and lies between the lateral border of the psoas major and the anterior surface of the iliacus muscle?

Which nerve descends in the psoas major muscle, emerges from its medial side near the pelvic brim, continues posterior to the common iliac vessels, and passes across the lateral wall of the pelvic cavity to enter the obturator canal?

Which nerve passes over the ala (wing) of the sacrum and descends into the pelvis to participate in the formation of the sacral plexus along with the anterior rami of the S1-S4 nerves?

What movements are lumbar vertebrae responsible for?

Which bones form the midline boundary of the posterior abdominal wall?

What ribs complete the superior bony framework of the posterior abdominal wall?

Which crus is the longest and broadest and is attached to the bodies of vertebrae L1 to L3?

Which crus is attached to vertebrae L1 to L2?

Match the ligaments to their corresponding characteristic

Match each diaphragmatic opening to its corresponding accompanied structure/ what it transmits

What additional structures pass through the diaphragm?

Where does the sympathetic trunk start and end?

Match each muscle to its origin

Match each muscle to its Insertion

Match each muscle to its innervation

Match each muscle to its actions

Psoas major and iliacus muscles pass deep to the inguinal ligament

What supplies innervation to the iliopsoas muscles?

Match each structure to its relationship to the kidneys

Which layer of fat is found outside the renal capsule, completely surrounds the kidneys and is enclosed by renal fascia?

Which layer of fat completes the fat and fascia associated with the kidney and accumulates posterior and posterolateral to each kidney?

Which part of the kidney is easily removable except during disease?

If the inferior vena cava is blocked, which vein becomes an important collateral channel between the lower and upper body?

Describe the flow of urine

Where do renal calculi (stones) typically become lodged in the ureter?

Which of the following is NOT true of renal veins

What is NOT part of the innervation supply of the ureters?

Where is pain in the kidneys (due to distension) referred to?

The renal plexus is predominantly comprised of parasympathetic fibers (promote vasoconstriction to decrease glomerulus filtration rate)

The kidneys receive input from the aorticorenal ganglion (lesser splanchnic nerve) and the least splanchnic nerve (directly innervates the renal plexus)

Match the abdominal aorta to its relationships

Left common iliac artery branches into

What does NOT drain into pre-aortic lymph nodes (anterior to abdominal aorta)

What does not drain into Lateral aortic/lumbar nodes (para-aortic nodes)?

What nerves are part of the lumbar plexus