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43 relations: Abdomen, Abdominal examination, Abdominal external oblique muscle, Abdominal internal oblique muscle, Abdominal pain, Abdominal surgery, Anticoagulant, Aponeurosis, Arcuate line of rectus sheath, Carnett's sign, Connective tissue, Costal cartilage, Costoxiphoid ligaments, Cough, Crunch (exercise), Diastasis recti, Erector spinae muscles, Handball, Hematoma, Inferior epigastric artery, Injury, Intercostal arteries, Intercostal nerves, Internal thoracic artery, Linea alba (abdomen), List of human positions, Lumbar vertebrae, Medical test, Muscle, Pelvis, Pregnancy, Pubic crest, Pubic symphysis, Pubic tubercle, Rectus sheath, Rectus sheath hematoma, Respiration (physiology), Sternalis muscle, Superior epigastric artery, Tendinous intersection, Thoracic wall, Thoraco-abdominal nerves, Xiphoid process.
Abdomen
The abdomen (less formally called the belly, stomach, tummy or midriff) constitutes the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates.
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Abdominal examination
The abdominal exam, in medicine, is performed as part of a physical examination, or when a patient presents with abdominal pain or a history that suggests an abdominal pathology.
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Abdominal external oblique muscle
The external oblique muscle (of the abdomen) (also external abdominal oblique muscle) is the largest and the most superficial (outermost) of the three flat muscles of the lateral anterior abdomen.
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Abdominal internal oblique muscle
The internal oblique muscle is a muscle in the abdominal wall that lies below the external oblique and just above the transverse abdominal muscles.
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Abdominal pain
Abdominal pain, also known as a stomach ache, is a symptom associated with both non-serious and serious medical issues.
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Abdominal surgery
The term abdominal surgery broadly covers surgical procedures that involve opening the abdomen.
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Anticoagulant
Anticoagulants, commonly referred to as blood thinners, are chemical substances that prevent or reduce coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting time.
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Aponeurosis
An aponeurosis (plural: aponeuroses) is a type or a variant of the deep fascia, in the form of a sheet of pearly-white fibrous tissue that attaches sheet-like muscles needing a wide area of attachment.
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Arcuate line of rectus sheath
The arcuate line of the abdomen, linea semicircularis or Douglas' line is a horizontal line that demarcates the lower limit of the posterior layer of the rectus sheath.
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Carnett's sign
In medicine, Carnett's sign is a finding on clinical examination in which (acute) abdominal pain remains unchanged or increases when the muscles of the abdominal wall are tensed.
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Connective tissue
Connective tissue (CT) is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with epithelial tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue.
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Costal cartilage
The costal cartilages are bars of hyaline cartilage that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.
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Costoxiphoid ligaments
The Costoxiphoid Ligaments (chondroxiphoid ligaments) are inconstant strand-like fibrous bands that connect the anterior and posterior surfaces of the seventh costal cartilage, and sometimes those of the sixth, to the front and back of the xiphoid process the sternum.
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Cough
A cough is a sudden and often repetitively occurring, protective reflex, which helps to clear the large breathing passages from fluids, irritants, foreign particles and microbes.
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Crunch (exercise)
The crunch is one of the most popular abdominal exercises.
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Diastasis recti
Diastasis recti (also known as abdominal separation) is commonly defined as a gap of roughly 2.7 cm or greater between the two sides of the rectus abdominis muscle.
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Erector spinae muscles
The erector spinae or spinal erectors is a set of muscles that straighten and rotate the back.
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Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, fieldball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outfield players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team.
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Hematoma
A hematoma (US spelling) or haematoma (UK spelling) is a localized collection of blood outside the blood vessels, due to either disease or trauma including injury or surgery and may involve blood continuing to seep from broken capillaries.
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Inferior epigastric artery
In human anatomy, inferior epigastric artery refers to the artery that arises from the external iliac artery and anastomoses with the superior epigastric artery.
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Injury
Injury, also known as physical trauma, is damage to the body caused by external force.
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Intercostal arteries
The intercostal arteries are a group of arteries that supply the area between the ribs ("costae"), called the intercostal space.
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Intercostal nerves
The intercostal nerves are part of the somatic nervous system, and arise from the anterior rami of the thoracic spinal nerves from T1 to T11.
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Internal thoracic artery
In human anatomy, the internal thoracic artery (ITA), previously known as the internal mammary artery (a name still common among surgeons), is an artery that supplies the anterior chest wall and the breasts.
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Linea alba (abdomen)
The white line (linea alba) is a fibrous structure that runs down the midline of the abdomen in humans and other vertebrates.
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List of human positions
Human positions refer to the different physical configurations that the human body can take.
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Lumbar vertebrae
The lumbar vertebrae are, in human anatomy, the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.
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Medical test
A medical test is a medical procedure performed to detect, diagnose, or monitor diseases, disease processes, susceptibility, and determine a course of treatment.
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Muscle
Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals.
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Pelvis
The pelvis (plural pelves or pelvises) is either the lower part of the trunk of the human body between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region of the trunk) or the skeleton embedded in it (sometimes also called bony pelvis, or pelvic skeleton).
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Pregnancy
Pregnancy, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman.
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Pubic crest
Medial to the pubic tubercle is the pubic crest, which extends from this process to the medial end of the pubic bone.
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Pubic symphysis
The pubic symphysis (or symphysis pubis) a cartilaginous joint that sits between and joins left and right the superior rami of the pubic bones.
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Pubic tubercle
The pubic tubercle is a prominent forward-projecting tubercle on the upper border of the medial portion of the superior ramus of the pubis.
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Rectus sheath
The rectus sheath is formed by the aponeuroses of the transverse abdominal and the external and internal oblique muscles.
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Rectus sheath hematoma
A rectus sheath hematoma is an accumulation of blood in the sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle.
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Respiration (physiology)
In physiology, respiration is defined as the movement of oxygen from the outside environment to the cells within tissues, and the transport of carbon dioxide in the opposite direction.
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Sternalis muscle
The sternalis muscle is an anatomical variation that lies in front of the sternal end of the pectoralis major parallel to the margin of the sternum.
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Superior epigastric artery
In human anatomy, superior epigastric artery refers to a blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood and arises from the internal thoracic artery (referred to as the internal mammary artery in the accompanying diagram).
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Tendinous intersection
The rectus abdominis muscle is crossed by three fibrous bands called the tendinous intersections or tendinous inscriptions.
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Thoracic wall
The thoracic wall or chest wall is the boundary of the thoracic cavity.
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Thoraco-abdominal nerves
The anterior divisions of the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh thoracic intercostal nerves are continued anteriorly from the intercostal spaces into the abdominal wall; hence they are named thoraco-abdominal nerves (or thoracicoabdominal intercostal nerves).
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Xiphoid process
The xiphoid process, or xiphisternum or metasternum, is a small cartilaginous process (extension) of the lower (inferior) part of the sternum, which is usually ossified in the adult human.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectus_abdominis_muscle
