divisions of abdominopelvic cavity Flashcards
right upper quadrant (RUQ)
contains right lobe (bulk) of liver, right kidney, upper portion of right ureter, pancreas (small section), gallbladder, portions of large and small intestines
right lower quadrant (RLQ)
contains lower portion of right ureter, portions of large and small intestines, appendix, right ovary and uterine tube (females), right vas deferens and seminal vesicle (males)
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
contains stomach, spleen, left lobe of liver (smaller), most of the pancreas, left kidney, upper portion of left ureter, portions of large and small intestines
left lower quadrant (LLQ)
contains lower portion of left ureter, portions of large and small intestines, sigmoid colon, left ovary and uterine tube (females), left vas deferens and seminal vesicle (males)
clinical divisions
one of two methods used by health personnel to divide the abdominopelvic cavity (four equal quadrants: RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ)
anatomical divisions
one of two methods used by health personnel to divide the abdominopelvic cavity (nine tic-tac-toe sections: right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac)
right hypochondriac region
hypo- (below) + chondr/o (cartilage) -iac (pertaining to)
right lateral side of upper row under lower ribs that are connected to the sternum by cartilage
epigastric region
epi- (above) + gastr/o (stomach) -ic (pertaining to)
middle area of upper row overlying stomach
left hypochondriac region
hypo- (below) + chondr/o (cartilage) -iac (pertaining to)
left lateral side of upper row
right lumbar region
lumb/o (low back) + -ar (pertaining to)
right lateral side of middle row near waist
umbilical region
middle area of middle row containing naval (also called umbilicus)
left lumbar region
lumb/o (low back) + -ar (pertaining to)
left lateral side of middle row
right iliac (inguinal) region
ili/o (ilium) + -ac (pertaining to) or inguin/o (groin) + -al (pertaining to)
right lateral side of lower row near groin
hypogastric region
hypo- (below) + gastr/o (stomach) -ic (pertaining to)
middle area of lower row
left iliac (inguinal) region
ili/o (ilium) + -ac (pertaining to) or inguin/o (groin) + -al (pertaining to)
left lateral side of lower row near groin
