Class 1 Flashcards
Name the 4 quadrants
RUQ
LUQ
RLQ
LLQ
What are the two imaginary lines used to divide the abdomen into 4 quadrants
Transumbilical and Median line
What are the 9 regions of the abdomen
Right Hypochondriac Left Hypochondriac Epigastric Umbilical Right Flank Left Flank Right Inguinal Left Inguinal Hypogastric/Pubic
What are the imaginary lines used to divide the abdomen into 9
Right and left midclavicular line
Transtubercular
Subcostal
What organs are located in the right hypochondriac
Liver
Small intestine
Right Kidney
What organs are located in the epigastric region
Stomach Liver Pancreas Duodenum Spleen Adrenal gland
What organs are located in the left hypochondriac
Spleen
Colon
Left Kidney
Pancreas
What organs are located in the right lumbar
Gallbladder
Liver
Right colon
What organs are located in the umbilical
Naval
Part of small intestine (duodenum)
What organs are located in the left lumbar
Desendng colon
Sigmoid colon
Small intestine
What organs are located in the right inguinal region
Caecum
Appendix
What organs are located in the hypogastric region
Urinary bladder
Sigmoid colon
Female reproductive organs
What organs are located in the left inguinal region
Descending colon
Sigmoid
Small intestine
Action of external oblique
Compress and support abdominal viscera
Flex and rotate trunk
Innervation of external oblique
T7-11 (anterior rami)
Subcostal nerve
Action of Internal oblique
Compress and support abdominal viscera
Flex and rotate trunk
Innervation of internal oblique
T7-11 (anterior rami)
1st lumbar nerve
Action of Transversus Abdominis
Compress and supports abdominal viscera
Innervation of Transversus abdominis
T7-11 (anterior rami)
1st lumbar nerve