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Lesson 2A (Part 2) Flashcards

1
Q

What are the abdominal regions used for? (2)

A
  1. To describe the locations of organs

2. To describe pain or injury

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What are the 9 regions of the abdomen?

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  1. Right hypochondriac
  2. Left hypochondriac
  3. Epigastric
  4. Right lumbar
  5. Left lumbar
  6. Umbilical
  7. Right iliac
  8. Left iliac
  9. Hypogastric
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3
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What 3 organs are located in the right hypochondriac region?

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  1. Liver
  2. Gallbladder
  3. Right kidney
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What 4 organs are located in the epigastric region?

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  1. Liver
  2. Stomach
  3. Pancreas
  4. Right and left kidneys
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What 4 organs are located in the left hypochondriac region?

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  1. Liver (tip)
  2. Stomach
  3. Spleen
  4. Left kidney
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What 4 organs are located in the right lumbar region?

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  1. Liver (tip)
  2. Small intestines
  3. Ascending colon
  4. Right kidney
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What 4 organs are located in the umbilical region?

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  1. Stomach
  2. Small intestines
  3. Transverse colon
  4. Pancreas
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What 3 organs are located in the left lumbar region?

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  1. Descending colon
  2. Small intestines
  3. Left kidney
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9
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What 3 organs are located in the right iliac region?

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  1. Appendix
  2. Small intestines
  3. Cecum/ascending colon
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10
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What 3 organs are located in the hypogastric region?

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  1. Small intestines
  2. Sigmoid colon
  3. Bladder
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What 3 organs are located in the left iliac region?

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  1. Small intestines
  2. Descending colon
  3. Sigmoid colon
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What is the halfway point between the pubic symphysis and the ASIS?

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Mid-inguinal points

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What does the ASIS stand for?

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Anterior Superior Iliac Spine

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14
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Where is the ASIS?

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Its the higher bump on the front of your hip bone

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15
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What do you find at the mid inguinal point?

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Femoral artery

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16
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What 2 planes do you use for the 4 quadrants?

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  1. Mid sagittal

2. Umbilical

17
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Which quadrants hold the most organs?

A

Upper quadrants

18
Q

What is the osseous component of the abdomen?

A

Lumbar vertebrae

- although the ribs and pelvis contribute (not part of the abdomen)

19
Q

Aponeurosis

A

Layers of flat broad tendons

20
Q

Where would you find one of the thickest aponeuroses?

A

Ventral abdominal region

21
Q

Where can you find aponeuroses? (4)

A
  1. Ventral abdominal region
  2. Dorsal lumbar region
  3. Palmar region
  4. Plantar regions
22
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What do aponeuroses do?

A

They join muscles and the body parts of the muscles they act on

23
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What are 2 examples of aponeuroses?

A
  1. Ligaments

2. Tendons

24
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What do ligaments attach?

A

Bone to bone

25
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What do tendons attach?

A

Muscle to bone

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