The document summarizes key details about the diaphragm and related structures. It describes the diaphragm's location and function as the main muscle of respiration. It outlines the origins, insertions and actions of muscles in the posterior abdominal wall like the psoas major and quadratus lumborum. It also describes openings in the diaphragm and structures that pass through them, as well as the nerves, blood supply and development of the diaphragm.
4. Psoas major
• Occupies in 3 regions
• Abdomen, false pelvis & upper thigh
• Origin
• T12 lower border to L5 (upper border)
• Discs above 5 lumbar vertebrae
• Adjoining parts of vertebral bodies
• 4 fibrous arches across the sides of upper
4 lumbar vertebrae
• Insertion
• Lesser trochanter
• As Iliopsoas tendon
5. Psoas fascia
• Covers psoas muscle
• Attachments
• Superiorly
• Thickened and forms medial arcuate ligament
(body of L1 to tip of L1 transverse process)
• Laterally
• Fused with anterior layer of thoracolumbar
fascia
• Medially
• Bodies of lumbar vertebrae & inter vertebral
discs
• Inferiorly
• Fused with fascia covering iliacus
• Forms a sheath around muscle – psoas sheath
6. • Lateral muscle of posterior abdominal
wall
• Origin
• Iliolumbar ligament
• Adjacent part of iliac crest
• Insertion
• Medial part of inferior border of 12th Rib
• Anterior surface of transverse process
• Of Upper four lumbar vertebrae
Quadratus Lumborum
7. Thoracolumbar fascia
• Extends
• From back of sacrum to neck
• Binds erector spinae to vertebral
column
• and encloses the quadratus lumborum
• Very strong in lumbar region
• Laterally it gives origin to
• Internal oblique & transversus abdominis
muscles
• Lumbar part medially splits into three
layers
8. Attachment of anterior layer
• Above
• Medially
• Transverse process of first lumbar vertebra
• Laterally
• 12th rib
• This forms a thin tendinous arch
• Lateral arcuate ligament
9. Parts of muscles of diaphragm
• Takes origin from surrounding
skeleton
• Sternum
• Anteriorly
• Lumbar vertebrae
• Posteriorly
• Ribs & costal cartilages
• On sides
14. Crura
• Right & Left
• Right crus
• Arising from
• Anterolateral part of Right side of bodies of of
upper 3 lumbar vertebrae
• & intervertebral discs between them
• Left crus
• Left side of anterior aspect of upper 2 lumbar
vertebrae
• & intervertebral discs between them
1
2
3
Right crus
1st 3 lumbar
Left crus
1st 2 lumbar
15. Arcuate ligaments
• Median
• Between upper ends of two crura
• Medial
• Tendinous arch
• From
• The side of body of L1 vertebra
• To
• Front of transverse process of L1
vertebra
16. Median arcuate ligament
• Arched fibrous band
• Lies in front of aorta
• Stretches between
• Upper margins of
• Medial and lateral crus
Median arcuate ligament
( 2 curua connected)
Cross over Aorta
17. Medial arcuate ligament
• Thickened upper psoas fascia
• Extends
• Side of body of L2 vertebra
• To
• Tip of transverse process of L1
2
1
Medial arcuate ligament
L2 to TP of L1
18. Lateral arcuate ligament
• Thickened upper margin of
fascia (anterior layer of Thoracolumbar
fascia)
• Covers Quadratus lumborum
muscle
• Extends
• Tip of transverse process of L1
• To
• Lower border of 12th rib
2
1
Lateral arcuate ligament
L1 to TP 12th rib
19. Insertion
• Central tendon
• From circumferential origin
• Muscle fibres converge
• Features of central tendon
• Trifoliate in shape
• An anterior
• Two tongue shaped posterior
• Fused with fibrous pericardium
Nearer to sternum than vertebral column
central tendon
20. Shape of Diaphragm
• Curves up into right & left domes
or cupolae
• Right dome
• Reaches upto upper border of 5th rib
• Left dome
• Reaches upto lower border of 5th rib
• Central tendon
• Lies at level of xiphisternal joint
21. Surfaces
• Superior
• Relations
• Rt. & Lt. Pleura & fibrous pericardium
• Inferior
• Lined by peritoneum
• Rt. Side
• Liver, kidney, suprarenal gland
• Lt. side
• Liver, fundus, spleen, kidney, suprarenal gland
23. Location of the 3
main Openings
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24. Venacaval opening
• Lies 2.5 cm right of median plane at T8
vertebral level
• Located at meeting point of
• Right and median leaflets of central tendon
• Quadrilateral in shape
• Structures passing
• IVC
• Rt. Phrenic nerve
Contraction of diaphragm enlarges caval opening to enhance /
dilate venous return
25. Esophageal opening
• Situated in muscular part of diaphragm
• Lies at T10
• About 1.25 cm left of median plane
• Formed by
• Splitting of right crus
• Oval / elliptical in shape
• Structures passing
• Oesophagus
• Anterior & posterior vagal nerves (gastric nerves)
• Oesophageal branch of left gastric artery (vein
accomapanies)
• Lymph vessels
Contraction has sphincteric effect on oesophageal opening
26. Aortic opening
• Osseo-aponeurotic
• Lies behind diaphragm at T12 level
• Round in shape
• Boundaries
• Posterior - T12
• Anterior – media arcuate lig.
• Sides – Rt. & Lt. crura of diaphragm
• Structures passing
• Aorta (Thoracic aorta continue as abdominal aorta)
• Thoracic duct
• Azygos (when begins as lumbar azygos vein)
27. Minor openings
• Musculophrenic artery
• Between 7th & 8th ribs
• Lower 5 intercostal nerves and
vessels
• Between adjacent costal slips (7th
to 11th)
• Subcostal nerves & vessels
• Deep to lateral arcuate ligament
• Sympathetic chain
• Deep to medial arcuate ligament
• Greter, lesser and least
splanchnic
• Piercing crus
28. Nerve supply
Motor
Phrenic nerve (C3-5)
Sensory
Central part
By phrenic n.
Peripheral part
Lower 6 intercostal nerves
Referred Pain to the
Shoulder
30. Venous drainage
• Superior surface into
• Internal thoracic veins
• By pericardiophrenic &
musculophrenic veins
• Azygos system of veins
• By superior phrenic vein
• Inferior surface into
• Inferior vena cava
• By right inferior phrenic vein
• By left inferior phrenic vein
31. Development
• Septum transversum - central tendon
• Pleuriperitoneal membrane – at sides
• Dorsal mesentery – dorsally
• Body wall - peripherally
33. • Bochdalek's foramen
• Space between the costal and lumbar
parts of the diaphragm
• Due to failure of closure of
pleuroperitoneal canal
• Paraoesophageal hernia
• Right & anterior of oesophageal opening
there is a defect in diaphragm
• Anterior wall of stomach rolls upwards into
thoracic cavity
34. Applied anatomy
• Hiccup
• involuntary spasmodic contraction of
diaphragm
• accompanied by approximation of
vocal folds & closure of glottis of
larynx
• After eating or drinking
• As a result of gastric irritation of vagus
nerve endings
• Other reasons may be
• Pleurisy, peritonitis or pericarditis
35. Suprarenal glands / Adrenal
• Yellowish retroperitoneal organs
• Lie on the upper poles of kidneys
• Surrounded by renal fascia
• But are separated from the kidneys by
the perirenal fat
• Has an outer yellow cortex and an
inner dark brown medulla
36. Right suprarenal gland
• Is pyramid shaped
• Lies on upper pole of right kidney
• Has
• Apex, base
• 2 surfaces
• Anterior and posterior surfaces
• Borders
• Lateral and medial border
37. Right suprarenal gland
• Relations
• Anterior
• Inferior vena cava medially & Liver laterally
• An ill defined vertical ridge is separating
• Posterior
• Diaphragm (right crus)
38. Left suprarenal gland
• Is crescentic in shape
• Extends along the medial border of left
kidney
• From upper pole to hilum
39. Left suprarenal gland
• Relations
• Anterior
• Pancreas (lower part) lesser
sac and stomach (upper part)
• Ridge is horizontal
• Posterior
• Diaphragm
• Hilum
• In anterior surface
• Near lower end
• Structure
• Left suprarenal vein
41. Adrenal gland - Blood supply
• Drained by one vein
• Right suprarenal vein drains into
• Inferior vena cava
• Left suprarenal vein drains into
• Left renal vein