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The Abdomen
Abdominal wall, muscles, organs, peritoneum etc
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
10/25/2007
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What are the 9 layers of the lateral abdominal wall?
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Skin, Camper's fascia, Scarpa's fascia, External Oblique, Internal Oblique, Transversus Abdominis, Transversalis fascia, extraperitoneal fat, parietal peritoneum
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The abdominal muscles have similar orientation to what other muscles in the body?
 Definition
Intercostal muscles
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What are the limits of the abdominal wall?  
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superiorly the xiphoid process and costal margins, posteriorly by the vertebral column and inferiorly by the upper parts of the pelvic bones.
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