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Anterior abdominal wall:
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Rectus abdominal muscle is the thickest muscle of the abdominal wall.
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Abdominal block is done between external oblique and transversus abdominis muscles.
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Blood supply to anterior abdominal wall is via inferior epigastric artery only.
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Anterior abdominal wall is supplied by posterior primary root of T6-L1.
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There is no overlap between the nerves.
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Gupta, R., Patel, D. (2020). Truncal Blocks. In: Multiple Choice Questions in Regional Anaesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23608-3_9
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