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Quadrants and divisions Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 abdominal quadrants?

A

Left and right upper and lower

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Which visceral landmarks are found in the right upper quadrant?

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  • Liver
  • Gall bladder
  • Right kidney
  • Ascending colon
  • Hepatic flexure
  • Transverse colon
  • Duodenum
  • Head of the pancreas
  • Small intestine
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Which visceral landmarks are found in the left upper quadrant?

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  • Stomach
  • Spleen
  • Pancreas
  • Left kidney
  • Descending colon
  • Splenic flexure
  • Transverse colon
  • Jejenum
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Which visceral landmarks are found in the right lower quadrant?

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  • Ascending colon
  • Caecum
  • Appendix
  • Ilium
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Which visceral landmarks are found in the left lower quadrant?

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  • Descending colon
  • Sigmoid colon
  • Small intestine
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What are the two horizontal abdominal planes?

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Transpyloric

Transtubercular

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What are the two parasagittal planes of the abdomen?

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Left and right midclavicular

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What are the 9 abdominal regions?

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  • Right and left hypochondrium
  • Epigastrium
  • Right and left lumbar
  • Umbilical
  • Right and left iliac fossa
  • Hypogastrium
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Which visceral landmarks are found in the right hypochondrium?

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  • Liver and gall bladder
  • Right kidney
  • Hepatic flexure of colon
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Which visceral landmarks are found in the epigastrium?

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  • Liver
  • Transverse colon
  • Abdominal aorta
  • Inferior vena cava
  • Pylorus and start of duodenum on transpyloric plane
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Which visceral landmarks are found in the left hypochondrium?

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  • Stomach
  • Spleen
  • Left kidney
  • Splenic flexure of colon
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Which visceral landmarks are found in the right lumbar region?

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  • Right kidney
  • Ascending colon
  • Small intestine
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Which visceral landmarks are found in the umbilical region?

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  • Transverse colon
  • Duodenum
  • Pancreas
  • Abdominal aorta
  • Inferior vena cava
  • Small intestine
  • Iliac vessels
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Which visceral landmarks are found in the left lumbar region?

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  • Left kidney
  • Descending colon
  • Pancreas
  • Jejunum
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Which visceral landmarks are found in the right iliac fossa?

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  • Caecum
  • Appendix
  • Ileum
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Which visceral landmarks are found in the hypogastrium suprapubic region?

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  • Bladder in infants
  • Full bladder in adults
  • Uterus after 12th week of pregnancy
  • Small intestine
  • Iliac vessels
  • Spermatic cords
17
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Which visceral landmarks are found in the left iliac fossa?

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  • Sigmoid colon
  • Small intestine

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