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07. Body Quadrants and Regions
Denisse Alejandra Ochoa Orrico. English for Medical Students
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10/31/2020
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Term
right upper quadrant (RUQ)
 Definition

 

    • liver

    • gallbladder

    • duodenum

    • head of pancreas

    • right kidney and adrenal gland

    • hepatic flexure of colon

    • part of transverse and ascending colon
Term
left upper quadrant (LUQ)
 Definition

 

    • stomach

    • spleen

    • left lobe of liver

    • body of pancreas

    • left kidney and adrenal gland

    • splenic flexure of colon

    • parts of transverse and descending colon
Term
right lower quadrant (RLQ)
 Definition

 

    • caecum

    • appendix

    • right ovary and tube

    • right ureter
Term
left lower quadrant (LLQ).
 Definition

 

    • part of descending colon

    • sigmoid colon

    • left ovary and tube

    • left ureter
Term
epigastric region
 Definition
above the stomach
Term
umbilical region
 Definition
named for the umbilicus, or navel
Term
hypogastric region
 Definition
below the stomach
Term
right and left hypochondriac regions
 Definition
near the cartilages of the ribs
Term
right and left lumbar regions
 Definition
near the lumbar region of the spine
Term
right and left iliac regions
 Definition
named for the upper bone of the hip, the ilium. Also called the inguinal regions.
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