The quadrants are referred to as the
left lower quadrant, left upper quadrant, right upper quadrant and right lower quadrant
. These terms are not used in comparative anatomy, since most other animals do not stand erect. The left lower quadrant includes the left iliac fossa
What is a quadrant in medical term?
Quadrant:
A quarter of an area
. For example, the liver is in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
What are the 4 quadrants of the body?
- right upper quadrant fossa (RUQ)
- right lower quadrant fossa (RLQ)
- left lower quadrant fossa (LLQ)
- left upper quadrant fossa (LUQ)
What organ is in each quadrant?
The organs in each quadrant include: RUQ
: Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas, Stomach, Small Intestine
, Large Intestine, Right Kidney, Right Adrenal Gland. LUQ: Spleen, Stomach, Pancreas, Liver, Large Intestine, Small intestine, Left Kidney, Left Adrenal Gland.
What are the quadrants of abdomen?
The abdomen can also be divided into four quadrants, known as
the right upper, the left upper, the right lower, and the left lower quadrants
. It is common to see these quadrants abbreviated as RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, and LLQ, respectively.
Is stomach on left or right?
The stomach is a muscular organ located on
the left side of the upper abdomen
. The stomach receives food from the esophagus.
Which organs are in the Rlq?
- Appendix.
- Right ureter.
- Part of your colon.
- Lower portion of your right kidney.
- Right ovary (for females)
- Right fallopian tube (for females)
- Right spermatic cord (for males)
What is an example of a quadrant?
| Point Coordinates Quadrant | B (4, -3) IV |
|---|
What are the 9 regions of the body?
The nine regions are smaller than the four abdominopelvic quadrants and include the
right hypochondriac, right lumbar, right illiac, epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric (or pubic), left hypochondriac, left lumbar, and left illiac divisions
. The perineum is sometimes considered to be the tenth division.
What are the 9 abdominal regions?
- Right hypochondriac.
- Right lumbar (or flank)
- Right illiac.
- Epigastric.
- Umbilical.
- Hypogastric (or pubic)
- Left hypochondriac.
- Left lumbar (or flank)
What quadrant is the left kidney in?
The left upper quadrant
is the location of the left portion of the liver, part of the stomach, the pancreas, left kidney, spleen, portions of the transverse and descending colon, and parts of the small intestine.
Which quadrant is most of the liver located?
Technically, most of the liver lies in the
right upper quadrant
of the body’s abdomen. The liver consists of a right lobe and a left lobe.
Which Abdominopelvic regions have both a right and a left side?
Hypochondriac
: two upper right and left regions below the cartilage of the ribs that extend over the abdomen. Epigastric: region above the stomach. Lumbar: two middle right and left regions near the waist. Umbilical: region of the navel or umbilicus.
Which organ is located in all four quadrants of the abdomen?
Thus,
the small intestine
is located in all four quadrants. The liver occupies most of the right upper quadrant.
What are the four abdominal quadrants?
- Right Upper Quadrant: Liver, stomach, gallbladder, duodenum, right kidney, pancreas, and the right adrenal gland.
- Left Upper Quadrant: Liver, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, and the left adrenal gland.
- Right Lower Quadrant: appendix, reproductive organs, right ureter.
What is the area below the stomach called?
The epigastric area, where epigastric means above the stomach. The
hypogastric
, or below the stomach, region.
