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Surface anatomy regions and quadrants Flashcards

1
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what are the names of the lines which divide the abdomen region into 4 quadrants?

A
  • Mediant

- Trans-umbellical line

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What are the names of the lines which dived the abdomen region into 9 regions?

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  • Mid-clavicular
  • Subcostal
  • Transtubercular
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What are the names of the 9 regions (from right to left)

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  • Right hypochondriac
  • Epigastric
  • Left hypochondriac
  • Right lumbar
  • umbellical
  • Left lumbar
  • Right iliac
  • Hypogastric
  • Left iliac
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what is the other name for the hypogastric region?

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suprapubic

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What is found in the right hypochondriac region?

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  • Liver
  • Gall bladder
  • Transverse colon
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What is found in the epigastrium?

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  • The liver
  • The stomach
  • Transverse colon
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What is found in the left hypochondriac?

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  • The spleen
  • The stomach
  • Transverse colon
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What is found in the right lumbar?

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  • Liver
  • Right Kidney
  • Acending colon
  • SI
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What is found in the umbilical region?

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  • SI
  • Pancreas
  • Trasnverse colon
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What is found in the left lumbar?

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  • left kidney
  • descending colon
  • SI
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What is found in the right iliac?

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  • appendix
  • ascending colon/ SI
  • Cecim
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What is found in the hypogastrium?

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  • The female reproductive organs
  • The Bladder
  • Sigmoid colon
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What is found in the left iliac?

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  • The sigmoid colon
  • The descending colon
  • SI
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14
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what is the abdomen defined as?

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The region of the trunk between the pelvis and the trunk

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15
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What makes up most of the abdomen?

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Mainly muscular walls

On the posterior aspect made up of vertebrae.

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what is the transpyloric line?

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The transverse mid-way line between the jugular notch and the pubic symphysis- goes through the pylorus

17
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What Organs does the transpyloric line cross?

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  • Pylorus of the stomach
  • Neck of the pancreas
  • Fundus of the gall bladder
  • Hilum of the kidney
  • Tips of the 9th costal cartilage
18
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What is the vertebral level of the transtubercular line?

A

T12

19
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How would you locate the transpyloric plane?

A

1 hand from Xiphoid process

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