Abdominal Quadrants - Lesson 6
Abdominal quadrants study is an important things to know. We can divide the abdominopelvic region into four quadrants. This can be imagined by drawing an imaginary lines one vertical and one horizontal through the body. The four abdominal quadrants are right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left lower quadrant.
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1. Right upper quadrant (RUQ): This quadrant contains the right lobe of the liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, parts of the small and large intestines.
2. Left upper quadrant (LUQ): This quadrant contains the left lobe of the liver, stomach, spleen, part of the pancreas, parts of the small and large intestines.
3. Right lower quadrant (RLQ): This quadrant contains parts of the small and large intestines, right ovary, right uterine (fallopian) tube, appendix, and right ureter.
4. Left lower quadrant (LLQ): This quadrant contains part of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left uterine tube, and left ureter.
Now the information about abdominal quadrants is over.
Now the information about abdominal quadrants is over.
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