Body regions and quadrants Flashcards
7 major body regions
- Cephalic and cervical
- Thorax
- Abdomen
- Pelvis
- Upper limb
- Lower limb
Major head and neck body regions
- Cephalic and cervical
Major trunk body regions
- Thorax
- Abdomen
- Pelvis
Major appendicular body regions
- Upper limb
- Lower limb
The four abdominopelvic quadrants
Left and right upper quadrants Left and right lower quadrants
Organ found in right upper quadrant
Liver and gall bladder
Organ found in left upper quadrant
Stomach
Organ found in right lower quadrant
Appendix
Organ found in left lower quadrant
Sigmoid colon
The nine abdominopelvic regions
- Left and right hypochondriac
- Left and right lumbar
- Left and right iliac
- Epigastric
- Umbilical
- Hypogastric
a - cephalic region
b - cervical region
c - head and neck
d - thoracic region
e - abdominal region
f - pelvic region
g - trunk
h - upper limb
i - lower limb
j - appendicular
a - right upper quadrant
b - left upper quadrant
c - right lower quadrant
d - left lower quadrant
a - right hypochondriac region
b - epigastric region
c - left hypochondriac region
d - right lumbar region
e - umbilical region
f - left lumbar region
g - right iliac region
h - hypogastric region
i - left iliac region
j - mid-clavicular plane
k - subcostal plane
l - intertubercular plane