Quadrants w/Organs Flashcards
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Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ): (13)
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- R lobe of liver
- gallbladder
- head of pancreas
- adrenal gland
- R kidney
- ureter
- stomach
- small intestine
- ascending colon
- hepatic flexure
- transverse colon
- psoas muscle
- inf vena cava
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Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ): (12)
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- L lobe of liver
- spleen
- tail of pancreas
- L adrenal gland
- L kidney
- ureter
- stomach
- small intestine
- transverse colon
- splenic flexure
- psoas muscle
- abdominal aorta
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Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ): (9 both, 2 male, 3 female)
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- R ureter
- urinary bladder
- small intestines
- cecum
- appendix
- ascending colon
- rectum
- psoas muscle
- inferior vena cava
male: prostate, seminal vesicles
female: R ovary, fallopian tube, uterus
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Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ): (8 both, 2 male, 3 female)
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- L ureter
- urinary bladder
- small intestines
- descending colon
- sigmoid colon
- rectum
- psoas muscle
- abdominal aorta
male: prostate, seminal vesicles
female: L ovary, fallopian tube, uterus
5
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Psoas muscle is in which quadrants?
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All 4
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7
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Hypersthenic, hyposthenic
8
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Sthenic, asthenic
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