Abdominal Regions Of Body And Underlying Organs Flashcards
A: Right hypochondriac abdominal region includes:
The right kidney liver, gallbladder, and small intestine. Above belly button region.
B: Epigastric
Epi = on, above. Stomach, liver, adrenal glands, pancreas, spleen, small intestine. Above belly button region.
C: Left hypochondriac region includes:
Left kidney, spleen, pancreas, and colon. Above belly button region.
D: Right lumbar region includes:
Ascending colon, liver, gallbladder belly button area.
E: umbilical region includes:
Small intestine, duodenum, umbilicus. Belly button area.
F: left lumber region includes:
Descending colon, left kidney. Belly button area.
G: right iliac region includes:
Cecum, appendix order belly button.
H: hypogastric region includes:
(Hypo = below, beneath, less than normal)- bladder, female internal reproductive organs sigmoid colon. Under belly button.
I: left iliac region includes:
Descending and sigmoid colon. Under belly button.
Upper right quadrant. (Uses umbilicus as center)
URQ: duodenum, part of the ascending and transverse colon, hepatic flexure, liver, gallbladder, pancreas (head), right kidney, and left adrenal gland.
Right lower quadrant (uses umbilicus as center)
RLQ: cecum, appendix, right ureter, right fallopian tube, and right ovary.
Left upper quadrant. (Umbilicus as center).
LUQ: stomach, liver (left lobe) pancreas (body), left kidney, left adrenal gland, splenic flexure, spleen, part of transverse and descending colon.
Left lower quadrant (umbilicus as center)
LLQ: left Peter, left fallopian tube, lett ovary, part of descending colon, and sigmoid colon.
Ventral cavity located:
On anterior aspect of trunk
Ventral cavity comprises:
Thoracic and abdomialpelvic cavities, separated by the diaphragm.
Walls of ventral and dorsals cavities are comprised of:
Skin, skeletal muscle, and bone.
Viscera
The internal organs in the main cavities of the body. Especially those in the abdomen.
Toracic cavity location
Above the diaphragm
Thoracic cavity contains
Lungs and mediastinum.
Mediastinum
Separates the right and left compartments in thoracic cavity.
Mediastinum contains:
The heart, trachea, esophagus, and thymus gland.
Abdominopelvic cavity contains:
The upper abdominal cavity and lower abdominal cavity (not physically seperated), extends below the diaphragm to the pelvic floor.
Organs within the abdominal cavity:
Stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, large and small intestines.
Pelvic cavity contains:
Internal reproductive organs, the bladder, and the distal part of the colon.
Pelvic cavity is encased in the pelvic bones.
