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Nov
4 Quadrants Of The Abdomen. The transverse plane others call it a transumbilical plane divides the lower and upper quadrants. The division into four quadrants allows the localisation of pain and tenderness scars lumps and other items of interest narrowing in on which organs and tissues may be involved. This area contains different organs including the digestive organs as well as the spleen and kidneys. The abdomen is the area between the chest and pelvis.
The left lower quadrant the right lower quadrant the left upper quadrant and the right upper quadrant. As you can see in the diagram the four abdominal quadrants are located in the space directly below the diaphragm. The division into four quadrants allows the localisation of pain and tenderness scars lumps and other items of interest narrowing in on which organs and tissues may be involved. The right upper quadrant or ruq the. The transverse plane others call it a transumbilical plane divides the lower and upper quadrants. The median plane also known as the midsagittal plane divides the left and right quadrant.
The four quadrants are easy to remember because they are mostly named as left upper quadrant luq left lower quadrant llq right upper quadrant ruq.
Physicians and anatomists divide the human abdomen into four different regions or quadrants. The right upper quadrant or ruq the. This area contains different organs including the digestive organs as well as the spleen and kidneys. The left lower quadrant the right lower quadrant the left upper quadrant and the right upper quadrant. It s commonly known as the belly. Dividing up the abdomen in this way can help when assessing a patient with abdominal pain.