Gross Anatomy USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A surgeon performing an appendectomy makes an incision through the ventrolateral abdominal wall. The layers of the abdominal wall are shown below: 1. Internal oblique, 2. External oblique, 3. Peritoneum, 4. Transversus abdominis. Which of the following corresponds to the order of penetration of the layers of the abdominal wall?
Answer choices
- A4-2-1-3
- B2-1-4-3Correct answer
- C2-1-3-4
- D1-3-4-2
- E4-1-2-3
- F3-4-1-2
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