Surface anatomy - Abdominal quadrants

Question 1

Contents of right upper quadrant?

Answer 1

• Right lobe of liver
• Gall bladder
• Pylorus of the stomach
• 3 first parts of the duodenum
• Head of the pancreas
• Right kidney and right suprarenal gland
• Distal ascending colon
• Hepatic flexure of the colon
• Right half of the transverse colon

Question 2

Contents of the right lower quadrant?

Answer 2

• Majority of the ileum
• Caecum and vermifom appendix
• Proximal ascending colon
• Proximal right ureter

Question 3

Contents of the left upper quadrant?

Answer 3

• Left lobe of the liver
• Spleen
• Stomach
• Jejunum
• Proximal ileum
• Body and tail of the pancreas
• Left kidney and left suprarenal gland
• Left half of the transverse colon
• Splenic flexure of the colon
• Superior part of the descending colon

Question 4

Contents of the left lower quadrant?

Answer 4

• Distal descending colon
• Sigmoid colon
• Left ureter

Question 5

Content of the lower quadrants depending on male vs female?

Answer 5

Male

• Ductus deferens

Female

• Urinary bladder
• Uterus
• Ovary
• Uterine tube