Abdominal Quadrants and Associated Organs
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Flashcards covering organs located in RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, and LLQ as listed in the notes.
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What organs are located in the Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)?
Colon ascending; colon transverse; liver (right lobe); gallbladder; duodenum; head of pancreas; right kidney; right adrenal gland.
What organs are located in the Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)?
Cecum; appendix; ileum (end of small intestine); right ureter; right ovary and fallopian tube; right spermatic cord.
What organs are located in the Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)?
Stomach; spleen; left lobe of liver; body and tail of pancreas; left kidney; left adrenal gland; colon descending; transverse colon.
What organs are located in the Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)?
Descending colon; sigmoid colon; left ureter; left ovary and fallopian tube; left spermatic cord.
Which quadrant contains the gallbladder?
Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ).
Which quadrant contains the spleen?
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ).
Which quadrant contains the appendix?
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ).
Where is the head of the pancreas located?
Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ).
Where are the body and tail of the pancreas located?
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ).
Which kidney is in the RUQ?
Right kidney.
Which kidney is in the LUQ?
Left kidney.
Which parts of the colon are listed for RUQ, LUQ, and LLQ?
RUQ: ascending colon and transverse colon; LUQ: descending colon and transverse colon; LLQ: descending colon and sigmoid colon.
What organs are located in the Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)?
Colon ascending; colon transverse; liver (right lobe); gallbladder; duodenum; head of pancreas; right kidney; right adrenal gland.
What organs are located in the Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)?
Cecum; appendix; ileum (end of small intestine); right ureter; right ovary and fallopian tube; right spermatic cord.
What organs are located in the Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)?
Stomach; spleen; left lobe of liver; body and tail of pancreas; left kidney; left adrenal gland; colon descending; transverse colon.
What organs are located in the Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)?
Descending colon; sigmoid colon; left ureter; left ovary and fallopian tube; left spermatic cord.
Which quadrant contains the gallbladder?
Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ).
Which quadrant contains the spleen?
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ).
Which quadrant contains the appendix?
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ).
Where is the head of the pancreas located?
Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ).
Where are the body and tail of the pancreas located?
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ).
Which kidney is in the RUQ?
Right kidney.
Which kidney is in the LUQ?
Left kidney.
Which parts of the colon are listed for RUQ, LUQ, and LLQ?
RUQ: ascending colon and transverse colon; LUQ: descending colon and transverse colon; LLQ: descending colon and sigmoid colon.
Which quadrant contains the right lobe of the liver?
Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ).
Which quadrant contains the duodenum?
Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ).
Which quadrant contains the cecum?
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ).
Which quadrant contains the stomach?
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ).
Which quadrant contains the left lobe of the liver?
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ).
Which quadrant contains the ileum?
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ).
Which quadrant contains the sigmoid colon?