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Which quadrant of the abdominal area will usually be painful if a person has an inflamed appendix?
right lower quadrant
Pain in the lower right abdominal area is described as being in the right?
In the right lower quadrant (RLQ)
How would a doctor listen for bowel sounds?
On the four quadrants of the abdominal wall.
What abdominal organs might produce Right Lower Quadrant pain?
Lower right pain is commonly associated with appendicitis.
What abdominal quadrant are bowel sounds most active and therefore easiest to auscultate?
Lower right.
What region of the body is the appendix located?
The appendix is located in the lower right quadrant of the abdominal cavity.
The appendix is located in which of the abdominopelvic quadrants?
the lower quadrant !More specifically, the RIGHT lower quadrant. If using the "Nine Abdominal Regions" reference zones, the appendix sits in the Right Iliac or Inguinal Region.Right lower quadrant.
What are the subdivisions of the abdominal cavity?
The Abdominal Cavity is divided into 4 or 9 regions with the body in anatomical position. 4 regions: Right Upper Quadrant Left Upper Quadrant Right Lower Quadrant and Left lower Quadrant 9 Regions: Right Hypochondriac Region - Epigastic Region - Left Hypochondriac Region Right Lumbar Region - Umbilical Region - Left Lumbar Region Right iliac region - hypo gastric region - left iliac region
What are the four quadrants of the abdominal region?
Right upper quadrant - liver: right lobe, gallbladder, stomach: pylorus, doudenum: part 1-3, pancreas: head, right suprarenal gland, right kidney, right colic (hepatic) flexure, ascending colon: superior part, transverse colon: right half Left upper quadrant - liver: left lobe, spleen, stomach, jejunum and proximal ileum, pancreas: body and tail, left kidney, left suprarenal gland, left colic (splenic) flexure, transverse colon: left half, descending colon: superior half Right lower quadrant - cecum, vermiform appendix, most of ileum, ascending colon: inferior part, right ovary, right uterine tube, right ureter: abdominal part, right spermatic cord: abdominal part, uterus (if enlarged), urinary bladder (if very full) Left lower quadrant - sigmoid colon, descending colon: inferior part, left ovary, left uterine tube, left ureter: abdominal part, left spermatic cord: abdomianl part, uterus (if enlarged), urinary bladder (if very full)
What right lower quadrant's pain and leg pain have to do with appendicitis?
right quadrant.
What quadrant is the liver is located?
The gall bladder is in the right upper quadrant of the body..
What is a right temporal lower quadrant defect of the head?
a right temporal lower quadrant defect
