Ch 1- Quadrants Flashcards
What are the 4 abdominopelvic quadrants?
Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
What organs are in the right upper quadrant?
Liver- right lobe
Stomach
Gallbladder
Duodenum
Right Kidney
Pancreas
Transverse colon
Right adrenal gland
What organs are in the left upper quadrant?
Liver- left lobe
Left adrenal gland
Stomach
Spleen
Left Kidney
Pancreas
Transverse colon
Small intestine
What organs are in the right lower quadrant?
Large intestine
Cecum
Appendix
Right reproductive organs
Right ureter
What organs are in the left lower quadrant?
Small intestine
Large intestine
Sigmoid colon
Left reproductive organs
Left ureter
What are the 9 abdominopelvic regions?
Right hypochondriac region
Right lumbar region
Right inguinal region
Epigastric region
Umbilical region
Hypogastric (pubic) region
Left hypochondriac region
Left lumbar region
Left inguinal region
What organs are in the right hypochondriac region?
Liver
Gallbladder
Right kidney
Large/ Small intestine
What organ is in the right lumbar region?
Ascending colon
Small intestine
Right kidney
What organs are in the right inguinal/ iliac region?
Cecum
Appendix
Ascending colon
Small intestine
What organ is in the epigastric region?
Stomach
Liver
Pancreas
Duodenum
Spleen
Adrenal glands
What organs are in the umbilical region?
Duodenum
Small intestine
Transverse colon
What organs are in the hypogastric (pubic) region?
Urinary bladder
Sigmoid colon
Reproductive organs
Small intestine
What organ is in the left hypochondriac region?
Stomach
Pancreas
Left kidney
Spleen
Large/ small intestine
What organ is in the left lumbar region?
Descending colon
Small intestine
Left kidney
What organ is in the left inguinal region?
Descending colon
Sigmoid colon
Small intestine
