Abdominal wall

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What vertebral level does umbilicus normally sit at?

The abdominal wall for anatomical and medical purposes is normally split into 9 segements, what is the name of the top right one?

The central one?

Top middle?

Bottom middle

Bottom left?

Right middle?

What vertebral level is the transpyloric plain?

Which muscle is being described? It arises from the lower eight ribs, its fibres general direction is downwards and forwards. At the ASIS it becomes aponeirotic and continues with its lower border inrolled as the inguinal ligament to insert into the pubercle.

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What is the line that run downs the midline of the abdomen, splitting the two bellies of rectus abdominis?

What is the name of the tendon formed by the confluence of internal oblique and transversus abdominis?

Which costal cartilages does rectus abdominis insert into?

What is the name of the aponeurosis that is formed when all the muscles come anterior to the rectus abdominis?

Lymph below the umbilicus drains to the superficial inguinal nodes, but where does lymph above it drain?

In men only what structure can be found passing through the inguinal canal?

Whereas in women what ligament can be found to pass through it?

What is being described? The abnormal protrusion of a tissue through an opening?