Quadrants Flashcards by Wayne Ayerscreech | Brainscape

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Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

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Liver (right side - medial segment)

Gallbladder (Murphy’s sign)

Transverse colon

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Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

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Spleen (can’t palpate unless enlarged due to pathology)

Stomach

Transverse colon

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Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

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Large intestine

Ascending colon

Appendix (McBurney’s point)

Ileum and portion of jejunum (small intestine)

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Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

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Descending colon

Sigmoid colon

Ileum

Jejunum

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