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This is the muscle that is cut first in surgery.
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c
External oblique
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This muscle will be cut just before the transverse abdominis. A way to remember the order of the muscles (superficial to deep):

> E > Elegant (External oblique)

> I > Innocent (Internal oblique)

> R > Rabbits (Rectus abdominis)

> T > Toddled (Transverse abdominis)
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b
Rectus abdominis
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The peritoneum is cut after the fascia of the abdominis muscle.
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d
Peritoneum
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The transversus abdominis muscle is the last muscle the surgeon will cut through. After this will be the corresponding fascia deep to this structure then the perineum.

The structures that the surgeon will cut through superficial to deep are; skin, subcutaneous fat, anterior fascia, external oblique muscle, internal oblique muscle, rectus abdoiminis muscle, transverse abdominis, transversalis fascia and peritoneum.
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a
Transversalis fascia
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This muscle is found between the external and internal oblique muscles
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e
Rectus abdominis
Concept
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Types of muscle
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Musculoskeletal
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A 35 year old woman is taken into surgery for an open appendicectomy.

What is the next layer of the abdomen the surgeon will cut through after the transverse abdominis?
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