Layers of Anterior Abdominal Wall
In human anatomy, the layers of the abdominal wall are (from superficial to deep):
- Skin
- Fascia
- Camper's fascia - fatty superficial layer.
- Scarpa's fascia - deep fibrous layer.
- Muscle
- Rectus abdominis
- External oblique muscle
- Internal oblique muscle
- Transverse abdominal muscle
- Fascia transversalis
- Peritoneum
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