Abdominal Quadrants - Part 2



We can divide Abdominopelvic regions into four quadrants by making two imaginary lines (vertically and horizontally intersecting each other) on the abdomen through the body.

By this way we will get four abdominal quadrants such as:

(1) Right upper quadrant (RUQ)

(2) Left upper quadrant (LUQ)

(3) Right lower quadrant (RLQ)

(4) Left lower quadrant (LLQ)

Now we can see each quadrant and its organ one by one:

(1) Right upper quadrant (RUQ):- This quadrant contains right lobe of the liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, part of the small and large intestines.

(2) Left upper quadrant (LUQ):- This quadrant contains left lobe of the liver, Stomach, spleen, part of the pancreas, and parts of the small and large intestines.

(3) Right lower quadrant (RLQ):- This quadrant contains part of the small and large intestines, right ovary, the right uterine or fallopian tube, appendix, and right ureter.

(4) Left lower quadrant (LLQ):- This quadrant contains part of the small and large intestines, left ovary, the left uterine or fallopian tube, and left ureter.

Now in the next lesson we will study about the BACK OR THE SPINAL COLUMN

ABDOMINAL QUADRANTS

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