Anaes Vivas · Applied anatomy
Data viva — abdominal-wall layers and fascial planes
A Primary anatomy data viva — read an abdominal-wall cross-section; name the nine layers; give the T7-L1 segmental innervation running in the TAP; explain the TAP block (wall only, not viscera) and how it differs from the rectus sheath, quadratus lumborum and erector spinae plane blocks.
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A Primary anatomy data viva — read an abdominal-wall cross-section; name the nine layers; give the T7-L1 segmental innervation running in the TAP; explain the TAP block (wall only, not viscera) and how it differs from the rectus sheath, quadratus lumborum and erector spinae plane blocks.
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A labelled cross-section of the anterolateral abdominal wall shows the nine layers stacked from superficial to deep, with the transversus abdominis plane (between internal oblique and transversus abdominis) highlighted and three segmental nerve dots in it; a side panel shows the rectus sheath in cross-section with the arcuate line marked. Name the layers, give the segmental innervation, and explain the TAP block.
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