TissueDB/Sandbox/Abdominal Wall

Abdominal wall (also known as anterior abdominal wall) is the layered tissue barrier between skin and peritoneal cavity, traversed during laparoscopic port placement, open surgical incisions, and numerous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

Component Tissues

Layer	Tissue	TissueDB Page
1 (superficial)	Skin	Skin
2	Subcutaneous fat	Adipose Tissue
3	Scarpa's fascia	Fascia
4	Anterior sheath	Fascia
5	Muscle (external oblique, internal oblique, transversus)	Muscle
6	Transversalis fascia	Fascia
7 (deep)	Peritoneum	Peritoneum and Serosa

Structures list TISSUES only. For materials to simulate each tissue, see linked Tissue pages.

References

Gray's Anatomy. The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice.

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Keywords	abdominal wall, anterior abdominal wall, laparoscopic entry, trocar placement, surgical access
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Created	January 27, 2026 by Arturo Pelayo
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