Abdominal Regions of The Body And Underlying Organs

Question 1

A: Right hypochondriac

Answer 1

Right kidney, liver, gallbladder, and small intestine

Question 2

B: Epigastric (Epi = on, above)

Answer 2

Stomach, liver, adrenal glands, pancreas, spleen, small intestine

Question 3

C: Left hypochondriac

Answer 3

Left kidney, spleen, pancreas, and colon

Question 4

D: Right lumbar

Answer 4

Ascending colon, liver, gallbladder

Question 5

E: Umbilical

Answer 5

Small intestine, duodenum, umbilicus

Question 6

F: Left lumbar

Answer 6

Descending colon, left kidney

Question 7

G: Right iliac

Answer 7

Cecum, appendix

Question 8

H: Hypogastric (Hypo = below, beneath, less than normal)

Answer 8

Bladder, female internal reproductive organs, sigmoid colon

Question 9

I: Left iliac

Answer 9

Descending and sigmoid colon

Question 10

Right upper quadrant (RUQ)

Answer 10

Duodenum, part of the ascending and transverse colon, hepatic flexure, liver, gallbladder, pancreas (head), right kidney, and right adrenal gland

Question 11

Right lower quadrant (RLQ)

Answer 11

Cecum, appendix, right ureter, right fallopian tube, and right ovary

Question 12

Left upper quadrant (LUQ)

Answer 12

Stomach, liver (left lobe), pancreas (body), left kidney, left adrenal gland, splenic flexure, spleen, part of transverse and descending colon

Question 13

Left lower quadrant (LLQ)

Answer 13

Left ureter, left fallopian tube, left ovary, part of descending colon, and sigmoid colon