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Body Regions > Torso > Abdomen > Abdominal Wall
Body Regions > Torso > Abdominal Core > Abdominal Wall

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Abdominal Wall  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DQ7VCSH4-7

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