ORGANS IN THE BODY QUADRANTS AND REGIONS

Body Quadrants and Regions-A scheme commonly used by medical personnel divides the abdominopelvic cavity into four or less equal regions called quadrants 

FOUR ABDOMINAL QUADRANTS

RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT LEFT UPPER QUADRANT• Liver • Gallbladder• Duodenum • Head of the pancreas• Right Adrenal gland • Upper lobe of right kidney• Hepatic flexure of colon • Section of ascending colon• Section of transverse colon

• Left lower part of liver • Upper lobe of left kidney• Splenic flexure of colon • Section of transverse colon• Section of descending colon• Stomach• Spleen• Pancreas• Left Adrenal gland

RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT LEFT LOWER QUADRANT• Lower lobe of right kidney • Section of ascending colon• Right fallopian tube (female) • Right ovary (female)• Part of uterus (if enlarged)• Right spermatic cord (male)• Cecum • Appendix• Right ureter

• Lower lobe of left kidney • Section of descending colon• Left spermatic cord (male)• Part of uterus (if enlarged)• Sigmoid colon• Left ureter• Left ovary (female)• Left fallopian tube (female)

NINE ABDOMINAL REGIONS

Umbilical- around the umbilicusEpigastric- located superior to the umbilical region(Epi = above, gastric = stomach)Hypogastric (Hypo = below, gastric = stomach).  Left Lumbar and Right Lumbar- the lumbar region is the lower back(Lumbus-loin)Left Iliac and Right Iliac or inguinal (iliac=superior part of the hip bone)Left Hypochondriac and Right Hypochondriac- flank the epigastric region and contain the lower ribs(chondro =  cartilage)

RIGHT HYPOCHONDRIAC EPIGASTRIC LEFT HYPOCHONDRIAC• Right lobe of liver• Gallbladder• Part of duodenum• Hepatic flexure of colon• Upper half of right kidney• Suprarenal gland

• Aorta• Pyloric end of stomach• Part of duodenum• Pancreas• Part of liver

• Stomach• Spleen• Tail of pancreas• Splenic flexure of colon• Upper half of left kidney• Suprarenal gland

RIGHT LUMBAR UMBILICAL LEFT LUMBAR• Ascending colon• Lower half of right kidney• Part of duodenum and jejunum

• Omentum• Mesentery• Lower part of duodenum• Part of jejunum and ileum

• Descending colon• Lower half of left kidney• Part of jejunum and ileum

RIGHT INGUINAL/ILIAC HYPOGASTRIC LEFT INGUINAL/ILIAC• Cecum• Appendix• Lower end of ileum• Right ureter• Right spermatic cord (male)• Right ovary (female)

• Ileum• Bladder (if enlarged)• Uterus (if enlarged)

• Sigmoid colon• Left ureter• Left spermatic cord (male)• Left ovary (female)