Module 11 vocab

Question 1

4 region plan

Answer 1

a method of dividing the abdomen into regions containing the upper left and right quadrants and the lower left and right quadrants

Question 2

9 region plan

Answer 2

a method of dividing the abdomen into regions containing the right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right inguinal (iliac), hypogastric, and left inguinal (iliac) regions.

Question 3

Hypochondriac

Answer 3

Contains part of the liver, part of the right kidney, greater omentum, coils of small intestine, gallbladder. The left hypochondriac region contains part of the liver, stomach, fundus, cardiac regions, spleen, pancreas, left colic splenic flexure, part of the left kidney, and greater omentum.

Question 4

Epigastric

Answer 4

Contains the stomach including the cardiac and pyloric openings. Portion of the liver, duodenum, pancreas, suprarenal glands and parts of the kidneys, and greater omentum

Question 5

Lumbar

Answer 5

Right lumbar Left Lumbar

• lower portion of liver -part of left kidney
• ascending colon -descending colon
• part of right kidney -coils of small intestine
• coils of small intestine -greater omentum
• greater omentum
• right colic (hepatic) flexure

Question 6

inguinal

Answer 6

Right inguinal Left inguinal

• cecum, appendix -part of descending colon
• part of ascending colon -sigmoid colon
• coils of small intestine -coils of small intestine
• greater omentum -greater omentum

Question 7

Umbilicus

Answer 7

• transverse colon
• part of body kidneys
• part of duodenum
• coils of small intestine
• greater omentum
• bifurcation of the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava

Question 8

hypogastric

Answer 8

• bladder in adults if distended
• uterus during pregnancy
• coils of small intestine
• greater omentum