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Ch 4 A&P
Abdominal Quadrants/Regions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 4 abdominal quadrants? | Right Upper, Left Upper, Right Lower, Left Lower |
| Which quadrant is the liver located in? | RUQ |
| Ascending colon? | RLQ |
| Spleen? | LUQ |
| Descending colon? | LLQ |
| Gallbladder? | RUQ |
| Stomach? | LUQ |
| Duodenum? | RUQ |
| Left colic (splenic) felxure? | LUQ |
| Sigmoid colon? | LLQ |
| Cecum? | RLQ |
| Right kidney? | RUQ |
| Left kidney? | LUQ |
| Appendix? | RLQ |
| 2/3 of jejunum? | LLQ |
| 2/3 of ileum? | RLQ |
| Right colic (hepatic) flexure? | RUQ |
| Tail of pancreas? | LUQ |
| Head of pancreas? | RUQ |
| ileocecal valve? | RLQ |
| Left suprarenal gland? | LUQ |
| Right suprarenal gland? | RUQ |
| Name the nine abdominal regions | 1. Right hypochondriac, 2. Epigastric, 3. Left hypocondriac, 4. Right lateral (lumbar), 5. Umbilical, 6. Left lateral (lumbar), 7. Right inguinal (iliac), 8. Pubic (hypogastric), 9. Left inguinal (iliac) |