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What kind of hernia develops as a portion of intestine protrudes through abdominal muscles?
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∙ 14y ago
The type of hernia involving a portion of the intestine protruding through the abdominal musculature is an "inguinal" hernia.
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What are the main structures in the abdomen of a crayfish?
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What are the muscles in the small intestine called?
The muscles in the intestines are not named, specifically. There are circumferential muscle layers and longitudinal muscle layers in the intestines. These muscle layers create the peristalsis that moves food and digestive products through the intestinal tract. If you are asking the names of the muscles of the abdominal wall, they are the rectus abdominis, internal and external obliques, and the transverse abdominal muscles.
What occurs when an organ or tissue protrudes through an area of weak muscles?
One example is a hernia which is when your intestine portrudes through you abdominals, in which case is causes a great deal of pain and ussually requires surgery to fix.
Which muscle would be most helpful for forceful expiration?
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I'm no expert but one difference is your external abdominal muscles are voluntary and intestinal muscles are involuntary.
What causes the movement of food through the large intestine?
Movement of food through the large intestine is caused by smooth muscle contraction called "peristalsis" the best way to describe this is to imagine how a snake moves its abdominal muscles to move.
What is an abdominal wall?
An abdominal wall is the layer of muscles which surrounds the abdominal cavity and contains the abdominal organs.
What causes loose abdominal muscles?
The causes of loose abdominal muscles include extreme weight loss and pregnancy.
Do you get muscles from doing sit ups?
Yes, you get abdominal muscles.
Can you give me a sentence with the word abdominal?
I need to work on my abdominal muscles.
What are the muscles in your abdominal cavity?
There are the abdominal muscles and the oblique's. They help to keep you standing straight and when working properly, your back healthy.
What forms the third layer of the abdominal wall muscles?
Transversus Abdominis muscle. It's located deep to the External Abdominal Oblique and Internal Abdominal Oblique muscles.
