RT Book, Section
A1 Sonne, James W.H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1174512493
T1 Abdomen
T2 Photographic Dissector for Students of Physical Therapy: A Step-by-Step Approach
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260457933
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1174512493
RD 2024/10/13
AB The  abdominal  cavity,  the  region  below  the  diaphragm  and  above  the  pelvic  brim,  contains  the  various  organs  of  the  digestive  tract,  including  the  liver  and  spleen,  which  filter  the  substances  absorbed  by  the  GI  tract  into  the  vascular  blood  stream,  and  the  kidneys  that  maintain  the  physiological  balance  of  the  blood.  Upon  opening  the  anterior  abdominal  wall,  you  will  be  faced  with  a  large  sheet  of  adipose  tissue,  an  apron-like  structure  of  mesentery  called  the  greater  omentum.  This  tissue  holds  energy  in  the  form  of  lipids  stored  in  fat  cells,  as  well  as  housing  immune  cells  within  the  connective  tissue.  Once  you  displace  the  greater  omentum  you  will  see  the  sinuous  nature  of  the  digestive  tract,  which  is  a  natural  result  of  the  developmental  process  of  elongation,  physiological  herniation,  and  retraction  as  the  gut  tube  forms  and  the  anterior  abdominal  wall  closes.