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About the Contributors
Dr John Cox, BSc, BVetMed, PhD, FRCVS,
Dr John David Stack, MVB, MSc, FHEA, DipECVS, MRCVS
Dr Judith O.Skerritt, BSc, MSc, PhD., Childer Thornton, Cheshire.
About the Companion Website
This book is accompanied by a companion website.
www.wiley.com/go/skerritt/abdomen
This website includes:
Downloadable figure PowerPoint slides from the book.
Multiple‐choice questions to aid learning.
1 The Boundaries of the Abdomen
1.1 Introduction
diaphragm
vertebraeabdominal wall
Apart from the important functions of containing and protecting the abdominal contents, the muscular components of the abdominal wall can aid in the expulsion of faeces, urine and foetuses. In addition, contraction of the abdominal muscles can assist in breathing, coughing and sneezing.
1.2 The Diaphragm (Figure 8.3)
sternumxiphoid cartilage
1.3 The Layers of the Abdominal Wall
Between the skin and the parietal peritoneum lie several layers of fascia and muscle. A proper appreciation of these layers, and the direction of their fibres, is important when making surgical incisions for entry to the abdominal cavity.