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Body Regions > Torso > Abdomen > Abdominal Wall
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Abdominal Wall  

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Scope note

  • The outer margins of the ABDOMEN, extending from the osteocartilaginous thoracic cage to the PELVIS. Though its major part is muscular, the abdominal wall consists of at least seven layers: the SKIN, subcutaneous fat, deep FASCIA; ABDOMINAL MUSCLES, transversalis fascia, extraperitoneal fat, and the parietal PERITONEUM.

History note

  • 2003; use ABDOMINAL MUSCLES 1966-1992

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D034861

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