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divides the body into front and back (anterior/ventral and posterior/dorsal) |
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divides the body (at the waist) into upper/superior and lower/inferior. |
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What does the right upper quadrant (RUQ) contain? |
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right upper area of the abdomen; contains parts of the liver, gallbladder, and intestines. |
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What does the left upper quadrant (LUQ)contain? |
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left upper area of the abdomen; contains parts of the liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen, and intestines. |
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What does the right lower quadrant (RLQ) contain? |
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right lower area of the abdomen; contains parts of the intestines, appendix, right ureter, ovary, and fallopian tube. |
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What does the Left lower quadrant (LLQ) contain? |
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left lower abdominal area; contains parts of the intestines, left ureter, ovary, and fallopian tube. |
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# of regions of the abdomen. |
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right and left hypochondriac regions. |
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top two side squares/regions of the abdomen. |
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right and left inguinal (iliac) regions. |
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bottom two side squares/regions of the abdomen |
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top middle square/region of abdomen. |
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right and left lateral regions. |
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middle two side squares/regions of the abdomen |
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umbilical region of abdomen. |
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hypogastric region of abdomen. |
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lower middle square/region. |
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at the end of a structure; the insertion of a muscle is at the distal end. |
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at what end does a muscle insert? |
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at the beginning of a structure; at the origin of a muscle. |
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at what end is the origin of a muscle? |
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inferior, lower, below. (in body directions) |
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superior, at the head, above. (in body directions) |
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