| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Abdominopelvic Regions and
Quadrants | To describe the location of organs or the source of pain. |
Quadrants | 4 quadrants drawn by passing
imaginary horizontal/vertical lines through the
umbilicus (belly button). |
Regions
| 9 regions drawn four imaginary lines
using clavicles, pelvis, and rib cage as a guide. |
Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) | -liver -gallbladder -part of small intestine
-part of large intestine -right kidney |
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ) | -stomach -spleen -part of liver -part of small intestine -part of large intestine -left kidney |
Right Lower Quadrant(RUQ) | -appendix -cecum -part of small intestine -part of large intestine -right ureter -right reproductive organs in FEMALES |
Left Lower Quadrant(LUQ) | -part of small intestine -descending/sigmoid -left ureter -left reproductive organs in females |
Right Hypochondriac Region | -right upper -liver -gallbladder -right kidney |
Epigastric region | -upper middle -stomach -liver -pancreas -right and left kidneys |
Left Hypochondriac Region | - upper left -stomach -spleen -liver(tip) -left kidney |
Right Lumbar Region | -middle right -liver(tip) -small intestines -ascending colon -right kidney |
Umbilical Region | - center -stomach -pancreas -small intestines -transverse colon |
Left Lumbar | -middle left -small intestines -descending colon - left kidney |
Right Inguinal Region | -lower right -appendix -cecum and ascending colon |
Hypogastric Region | -lower middle - sigmoid colon -bladder
-reproductive organs |
Left Inguinal Region | -lower left -small intestines -descending colon -sigmoid colon |