• Describe the regions of the abdominal wall as appropriate to clinical examination

The abdominal wall can be split into 4 quadrants or 9 quadrants

in this 4 quadrant regions the trans umbilical plane is the midli

• Describe the organization of the skin and fasciae of the anterior and lateral abdominal walls

• Describe the musculature of the abdominal walls: external and internal oblique; transversus and rectus abdominis

The one longitudinal abdominal wall muscle is the

Rectus abdominis it is located within the rectus sheath

Supplied by anterior rami T6-12