Week 5 lecture notes Abdomen & Musculoskeletal

Week 5 lecture notes Abdomen & Musculoskeletal Abdomen is.. Between diaphragm and top of pelvis 4 layers of large flat muscles from abdominal wall that protect and hold the organs in place Abdominal Quadrants (4) *Most Common* Use this in documenting in assessments ● RUQ ○ Ascending and transverse quad ○ Duodenum ○ Gallbladder ○ Hepatic flexure of colon ○ Liver ○ Head of Pancreas ○ Right kidney upper pole ● RLQ ○ Appendix ○ Ascending colon ○ Right kidney lower pole ○ Right ovary and tube ○ Right ureter ● LLQ ○ Left Kidney lower pole ○ Left ovary and tube ○ Left ureter ○ Descending and sigmoid colon Downloaded by Study Clock () lOMoARcPSD| ● LUQ ○ Epgastric ○ Left adrenal gland ○ Left kidney upper pole ○ Left ureter ○ Spleen ○ Stomach ○ Transverse descending colon ● Quadrants are determined by an imaginary line (midline) extending from tip of xiphoid process to umbilicus and symphysis pubis 9 Regions ● Right Hypochondriac ● Epigastric ● Left Hypochondriac ● Right Lumbar ● Umbilical ● Left Lumbar ● Right Iliac ● Hypogastric ● Left Iliac Abdominal Wall Muscles (3 layers) ● External abdominal Oblique ● Internal abdominal obliqu