Anatomy I - Abdominal Quadrants and Regions
Left Lower Quadrant
Lower left lateral area of abdominopelvic cavity
Umbilical Region
Median region (flanked by right and left flank regions)
Left Upper Quadrant
Upper left lateral area of abdominopelvic cavity
Left Flank Region
• Left lateral region • Contents include parts of small and large intestines, and left kidney
Left Inguinal Region
• Left lower lateral region • Contents include parts of small and large intestines
Left Hypochondriac Region
• Left upper lateral region • Contents include spleen and parts of stomach, large intestine, pancreas (tail), and left kidney
Pubic Region
• Lower median region (flanked by right and left inguinal regions) • Contents include urinary bladder (when distended), and parts of small and large intestines
Right Lower Quadrant
• Lower right lateral area of abdominopelvic cavity • Contents include parts of small intestine, large intestine (including cecum and vermiform appendix), urinary bladder (when distended), and right uterine tube and ovary
Right Flank Region
• Right lateral region • Contents include parts of small and large intestine, and right kidney
Right Inguinal Region
• Right lower lateral region • Contents include parts of small and large intestine (including cecum and vermiform appendix) • Right groin or iliac region
Right Hypochondriac Region
• Right upper lateral region • Contents include parts of large intestine, liver and gallbladder, and right kidney
Epigastric Region
• Upper median region (flanked by right and left hypochondriac regions) • Contents include suprarenal glands and parts of stomach, large intestine, liver and gallbladder, and pancreas
Right Upper Quadrant
• Upper right lateral area of abdominopelvic cavity • Conten