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Intraperitoneal Injection: A Method of Solution Delivery into the Abdominal Cavity of an Adult Zebrafish
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2023
This video describes a technique of intraperitoneal injection, a method for delivering solutions into the abdominal cavity of Adult Zebrafish.
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Abdominal Exam II: Percussion
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2023
Source: Alexander Goldfarb, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA Medical percussion is based on the difference in pitch between the sounds elicited by tapping on the body wall. The auditory response to tapping depends on the ease with which the body wall vibrates, and is influenced by underlying organs, strength of the stroke, and the state of the body wall. There are three main medical percussion sounds: resonance (heard over lungs), tympany (heard over...
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Abdominal Exam IV: Acute Abdominal Pain Assessment
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2023
Source: Joseph Donroe, MD, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Abdominal pain is a frequent presenting concern in both the emergency department and the office setting. Acute abdominal pain is defined as pain lasting less than seven days, while an acute abdomen refers to the abrupt onset of severe abdominal pain with features suggesting a surgically intervenable process. The differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain is broad; thus, clinicians must have a...
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Exposing Infrarenal Abdominal Aorta in Porcine Model: A Surgical Procedure to Access Porcine Infrarenal Abdominal Aorta for Further Studies
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2025
This video demonstrates the surgical procedure to locate and dissect the infrarenal aorta from the surrounding tissues for accessing it. The exposed aorta can be used for further studies.
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Creation of Abdominal Adhesions in Mice
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2016
Abdominal adhesions that form after surgery are a major cause of pain, infertility, and hospitalization and reoperation for small bowel obstruction. Our surgical procedure for creating abdominal adhesions in mice is a reliable tool to study the mechanisms underlying the formation of adhesions.
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The surrounding peritoneum supports abdominal organs while permitting limited movement between them. This balance allows organs to shift as nearby structures change position or function without losing overall support. Understanding that relationship helps biologists interpret tissue organization and recognize how organ boundaries and spatial connections appear during anatomical study.
Changes in abdominal muscle tension and pressure help coordinate breathing, coughing, defecation, and childbirth. These actions depend on controlled changes within the abdominal region rather than on organ structure alone. Studying this mechanism connects the cavity’s walls and surrounding tissues with whole-body functions that require force, timing, and coordinated movement.
Organ arrangement determines how tissues relate to one another and how their functions can be studied together. The cavity contains structures involved in digestion, metabolism, fluid regulation, and excretion, so their positions provide important context for understanding physiological relationships. Circulation and tissue connections add further information about how these systems operate within the body.
Imaging and dissection reveal organ arrangement, tissue relationships, and anatomical boundaries within the abdominal cavity. These approaches allow students and researchers to connect visible structure with functions such as digestion, metabolism, fluid regulation, and excretion. Findings from either method can also support interpretation of normal anatomy and changes associated with disease.
Research on the abdominal cavity commonly provides context for the gastrointestinal, urinary, reproductive, and endocrine systems. It also supports investigation of metabolism, fluid regulation, and excretion because organs carrying out these functions occupy the region. Examining them together helps biologists relate local anatomical organization to broader physiological processes and system interactions.
Its anatomy provides a framework for interpreting disorders that affect gastrointestinal, urinary, reproductive, and endocrine organs. Researchers can examine how disease-related findings alter organ relationships, tissue appearance, or physiological function within the cavity. This anatomical context is especially useful when connecting observations from imaging or dissection with the systems and processes involved.