answersLogoWhite

0

There are two schemes for assigning names to the various areas of the abdomen. One scheme uses nine regions, and the other uses four quadrants.

User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Why do anatomists prefer abdominopelvic regions while medical personnel tend to favor quadrants?

Anatomists prefer abdominopelvic regions because this is where many of the key organs are. Medical personnel favor quadrants because they are easy access.


How many sections are made by the two different ways of dividing the abdominopelvic region?

The abdominopelvic region can be divided into four quadrants using the transverse and vertical planes intersecting at the umbilicus, and into nine regions using two transverse and two vertical planes intersecting at the midclavicular lines.


The four regions into which the coordinate plane is divided?

Are the four quadrants.


What is the name of four regions when a shape is divided up?

They are called quadrants


Is the thorax subdivided superficially into four quadrants?

Is the thorax of the human body subdivided superficially into four quadrants?


Which body cavity can be subdivided into four quadrants and 9 regions?

The torso can be subdivided into four quadrants and nine regions.


What is the difference between the body regions and the body quadrants?

Quadrants refers to the torso only.


What regions in the abdominopelvic cavity are medial?

epigastric, umbilical, and hypogastric regions


Do you use quadrants and regions to look for gastroenterology?

Yes


What cavity in the human body is divided into nine regions to help doctors locate problems in this cavity?

The abdominal cavity is divided into nine regions known as the “nine abdominal regions” or “abdominal quadrants”. This division helps doctors and healthcare professionals to locate and describe the location of organs and structures within the abdomen.


The middle abdominopelvic regions include the?

The umbillical, left lumbar and right lumbar.


What are the four regions created by the x and y axes called?

quadrants