GI system

Question 1

What are the 9 regions of the abdomen?

Answer 1

Right hypochondriac | Epigastric region | Left hypochondriac
Right lumbar | Umbilical region | Left lumbar
Right iliac | Hypogastric region | Left iliac

Question 2

What organs are located at right upper quadrant?

Answer 2

Part of ascending & transverse colon
Right Kidney & adrenal
Gallbladder
Liver
Head of pancreas
Hepatic flexure of colon
Duodenum

Question 3

What organs are located at left upper quadrant?

Answer 3

Part of transverse & descending colon
Left kidney & adrenal
Stomach
Left lobe of liver
Pancreas
Splenic flexure of colon

Question 4

What organs are located at right lower quadrant?

Answer 4

Caecum
Appendix
Right ovary & tube
Right spermatic cord
Right ureter

Question 5

What organs are located at left lower quadrant?

Answer 5

Part of descending colon
Sigmoid colon
Left ovary & tube
Left spermatic cord
Left ureter

Question 6

What organs are located at the midline?

Answer 6

aorta, uterus (if distended), bladder (if distended)