Body Orientation: Abdominal Quadrants and Regions

Question 1

Description of left flank region

Answer 1

• 1 of 9 regions
• left lateral region
• contents include part of small and large intestines and left kidney

Question 2

Description of Epigastric region

Answer 2

• one of 9 regions of abdominal cavity
• upper median region
• contents includes: suprarenal glands and parts of stomach, large intestine, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.

Question 3

What is the function of the regions

Answer 3

used in clinical practice to describe location of abdominal organs

Question 4

What is the left lumbar (posterior back) region also known as

Answer 4

left flank region

Question 5

left hypochondriac region description

Answer 5

-1 of 9
-left upper lateral region
contents include spleen and parts of stomach, large intestine, pancreas (tail) and left kidney

Question 6

left inguinal region description

Answer 6

• 1 of 9
• left lower lateral region
• contents include parts of small and large intestines

Question 7

Left inguinal region also known as

Answer 7

left groin or iliac region

Question 8

left lower quadrant location?

Answer 8

left of midline inferior to transverse plane through umbilicus

Question 9

Description of Left lower quadrant?

Answer 9

• lower left lateral area of abdominopelvic cavity
• contents include parts of small intestine, large intestine, urinary bladder (when distended) and left uterine tube and ovary

Question 10

LLQ?

Answer 10

left lower quadrant

Question 11

Left Upper Quadrant location?

Answer 11

left of midline, superior to transverse plane through umbilicus

Question 12

upper left area of abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 12

Left upper quadrant

Question 13

contents include spleen, left kidney and suprarenal gland and parts of liver, stomach, pancreas, and small and large intestines

Answer 13

left upper quadrant

Question 14

• 1 of 9
• lower median region
• contents include urinary bladder (when distended), and parts of small and large intestines

Answer 14

Pubic region

Question 15

Hypogastric region AKA

Answer 15

pubic region

Question 16

• 1 of 9
• right lateral region
• includes parts of small and large intestine and right. kidney

Answer 16

right flank region

Question 17

Description of right hypochondriac region

Answer 17

• One of nine regions of abdominal cavity
• Right upper lateral region
• Contents include parts of large intestine, liver and gallbladder, and right kidney

Question 18

One of nine regions of abdominal cavity
Right lower lateral region
Contents include parts of small and large intestine (including cecum and vermiform appendix)

Answer 18

right inguinal region

Question 19

RLQ description

Answer 19

• Lower right lateral area of abdominopelvic cavity
• Contents include parts of small intestine, large intestine (including cecum and vermiform appendix), urinary bladder (when distended), and right uterine tube and ovary

Question 20

location of right lower quadrant?

Answer 20

right of midline inferior to transverse plane through umbilicus

Question 21

• Upper right lateral area of abdominopelvic cavity
• Contents include right kidney and suprarenal gland, gallbladder, and parts of liver, stomach, pancreas, and small and large intestines

Answer 21

Right upper quadrant

Question 22

Quadrant that is right of midline superior to transverse plane through umbilicus

Answer 22

right upper quadrant

Question 23

umbilical region

Answer 23

• One of nine regions of abdominal cavity
• Median region (flanked by right and left flank regions)
• Contents include parts of small and large intestines