Abdominal regions and quadrants Flashcards
Right Hypochondriac
top right side
organs included:
liver, right kidney, gallbladder
RIght Lumbar
Middle right
organs included:
liver, ascending colon, gallbladder
Left Hypochondriac
Top left
organs included:
left kidney, spleen, colon, panecras
Left Lumbar
Middle left
organs included:
descending colon, left kidney
Epigastric
Above stomach
- top middle
organs included:
stomach, panecras, spleen, liver, duodenum
Hypogastric
Below the stomach in the middle
-bottom middle
organs included:
bladder, female reproductive organs
Umbilical
Very middle
organs included:
naval, small intestine, transverse colon, duodenum
Left ILiac
Bottom left
organs included:
Descending colon, sigmoid colon
RIght ILiac
bottom right
organs included:
appendix, cecum
Right Upper Quadrant
RUQ
top right
Left Upper Quadrant
LUQ
top left
RIght Lower Quadrant
RLQ
bottom right
Left Lower Quadrant
LLQ
bottom left
