Anatomy: Abdomen & Pelvis - Basic Structure to Clinical

This course is about Anatomy of the Abdomen and Pelvis. Before you dive into the content however, we invite you to read this introduction so you can improve your study success.

Welcome to the first week of the course. Have you ever wondered what lies inside your abdomen? Do you know where the spleen or appendix is situated?

After the first introduction of the abdomen with all its organs, this week we will focus at some microscopy and the first stages of gut development in the embryo.

We discussed some microscopy before and the embryonic origin of the initial gut tube and how it differentiates into specialized sections for digestion.

You have already learned that the bowels are not arranged symmetrically left and right. The rotation processes of the gut and its suppliers have important consequences for the peritoneal coverings of the gut and the abdominal wall.

The abdominal body wall and the pelvis are the topics of this week. What happens if you push hard to pass a stool, or in reverse, how do you prevent unwantedly passing a stool when you sneeze or cough hard?

The course comes to an end with this last topic: Pain in my belly! Probably all of us have experienced abdominal pains and have witnessed its many different forms.

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