Thorax Part 1: Body Wall

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Which spinal nerves supply the midline strip of ventral skin below the 2nd rib?

T2 - L1

Which nerve descends over the iliac crest to supply the skin of the buttock?

Iliohypogastric

Which branches emerge in the midaxillary line to innervate an oblique zone of skin?

Lateral cutaneous branches of the spinal nerves

Which spinal nerves supply the lateral strip of skin in the thorax and lumbosacral parts?

<p>T2 - L1</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the body wall muscles is innervated by the posterior rami?

<p>Skin and muscle</p> Signup and view all the answers

From which structure are the myotomes of the trunk developed?

<p>Mesoderm</p> Signup and view all the answers

What allows the subcutaneous fat to slide freely over the underlying thoracic wall and muscles?

<p>Membranous layer of superficial fascia</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the superior epigastric artery origionate?

<p>Internal thoracic artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the venous return of the abdominal wall below the level of the umbilicus pass to?

<p>Great saphenous vein in the groin</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nodes receive lymphatic drainage from the anterior abdominal wall and perineum below the umbilicus?

<p>Medial group of superficial inguinal nodes</p> Signup and view all the answers

What might distend in portal obstruction and lead to 'caput Medusae' if it spreads to superficial veins?

<p>Para-umbilical veins</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the thoraco-epigastric vein provide communication between?

<p>Lateral thoracic vein and superficial epigastric vein</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nodes receive lymphatic drainage from above the level of the umbilicus?

<p>Pectoral lymph nodes</p> Signup and view all the answers

The scarpa fascia continues over what structures as the fascia of Colles?

<p>[Penis and scrotum]</p> Signup and view all the answers

What attaches to the sides of the body of the pubic bone and continues over the penis and scrotum?

<p>Superficial perineal fascia of Colles</p> Signup and view all the answers

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