Intro to Med Assist - Chap 3 Abdominopelvic Regions, Quadrants & Planes of Body

There nine regions that lie over the abdominopelvic cavity. umbilical region, right lumbar region, left lumbar region, right hypochondriac region, left hypochondriac region, epigastric region, hypogastric region, right iliac region and left iliac region.

The area in the center of the abdominopelvic region.

Laterally (toward the side) to the left and right of the umbilical region. They are called the lumbar regions because they are bound by the lumbar vertebrae.

Superior (above) to the lumbar regions and below the ribs are the left and right hypochondriac regions.

Medial (toward the midline) to the hypochondriac regions, and superior (above) to the umbilical regions.

Inferior (below) to the umbilical region.

Lateral (toward the side) to the sides of the hypogastric region are the left and right iliac regions. Sometimes referred to as the inguinal regions.

The right and left iliac regions are sometimes referred to the inguinal regions.

A simpilar method of naming a location in the abdominopelvic region is to divide the area into quadrants, using the naval as the intersection. right or left, upper or lower.

In the RUQ lies the liver

In the LUQ lie the stomach and spleen.

In the RLQ is the appendix, sometimes pain in the in that area is referred to as pain in area of McBurney's Point. Appendicitis would be suspected.

Except for the appendix, the LLQ contains organs similar to the LRQ. In the LLQ halfway between the navel and the hip bone is Munro's Point.

The area that is approximately two thirds of the distance between the navel and the hip bone in the RLQ. Pain there could mean appendicitis.

In the LLQ halfway between the naval and the hip bone. this is a standard site of entrance for surgeons performing laparoscopic surgery.