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Does the descending colon extend along the right side of the abdomen?

No, the descending colon is located on the left side of the abdomen. It starts at the splenic flexure near the spleen and runs down to the sigmoid colon in the lower left abdomen.


Is the appendix located in the LLQ of the abdomen?

Yes, the appendix is located in the Left Lower Quadrant (this is the left side of the patient, not the observer).


Does the abdominal quadrants include right left upper lower?

Yes, the abdominal quadrants include the right upper quadrant (RUQ), left upper quadrant (LUQ), right lower quadrant (RLQ), and left lower quadrant (LLQ). These regions are used to help locate and describe the location of organs in the abdomen.


Is the appendix on the left or right side of the body?

The appendix is located typically in the lower right quadrant. At the front of your abdomen, place your right hand on the right side of you abdomen with your belly button in the bend of your thumb and index finger. Keeping your palm in place, spread your fingers. Roughly where your pinky ends up is where you'll find your appendix.


What region is the left kidney in?

Three horizontal lines and two vertical lines create nine regions of the abdomen. “Hypo” refers to “below”, “epi” refers to “above”, “chond-” refers to the cartilage of the rib and “gast-” is in reference to the stomach.The left hypochondrium is the region that the left kidney is located in. This area is one of two regions (left or right) of the abdomen, situated on each side of the epigastrium (above the stomach) and above the lumbar regions.Both are located against the back muscles in the upper abdominal area. They sit opposite each other on both the left and right side of the body; the right kidney, however, sits a little lower than the left to accommodate the size of the liver.Odd enough, this is where the seat of melancholy is supposed to be found.

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What can be causes of a painful cyst in the left lower abdomen?

it could be ur menstration.


What causes pain on the lower left abdomen that also spread along the left thigh to the left knee?

A pinched nerve in the hip.


You have pain off and on mainly in your right lower abdomen sometimes in your left any ideas?

Pain in the lower right side of the abdomen can be caused by the reproductive system in females. Pain in the lower left region is usually caused by digestive disorders.


Does the descending colon extend along the right side of the abdomen?

No, the descending colon is located on the left side of the abdomen. It starts at the splenic flexure near the spleen and runs down to the sigmoid colon in the lower left abdomen.


What are these s harp shooting pains i have in my left lower abdomen?

Possibly your bowel


What region of the body is the pancreas located?

The Pancreas is located in the lower left Abdomen


Is the appendix located in the LLQ of the abdomen?

Yes, the appendix is located in the Left Lower Quadrant (this is the left side of the patient, not the observer).


How many parts the abdomen is divide into?

Four quadrants. Patient's left upper quadrant, right upper quadrant, left lower, and right lower.


You was exercising and suddenly felt left lower abdomen pains?

You are out of shape and got a cramp.


Does the abdominal quadrants include right left upper lower?

Yes, the abdominal quadrants include the right upper quadrant (RUQ), left upper quadrant (LUQ), right lower quadrant (RLQ), and left lower quadrant (LLQ). These regions are used to help locate and describe the location of organs in the abdomen.


Is the womb located on the left lower abdomen?

The average uterus is approximately the size of a fist and is located in the center in the lowest part of your abdomen near the bladder.


Why does my husbands lower left abdoman swells after you eat?

If your husband's lower left abdomen swells after he eats, he may have a digestive tract problem. He should have it checked out by a physician.