Chapter 2 - Regions and Quadrants Flashcards
Left hypochondriac region
Left upper region below the rib cartilage
Right hypochondriac region
Right upper region below the cartilage of the ribs
Epigastric region
Region above the stomach
Right lumbar region
Right middle region near the waist
Left lumbar region
Left middle region near the waist
Umbilical region
Region of the navel
Right inguinal (iliac) region
Right lower region near the groin - right iliac region
Left inguinal (iliac) region
Left lower region near the groin - left iliac region
Hypogastric region
Middle lower region below the umbilical region
Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Contains liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, parts of the small and large intestines
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Contains liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas, parts of small and large intestines
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Contains parts of small and large intestines, right ovary right Fallopian tube, appendix, right ureter
Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
Contains parts of small and large intestines, left ovary, left Fallopian tube, left ureter
