Abdomen prime discernment - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What structures are not usually palpable? Most of liver, gallbladder, stomach, pancreas, appendix What structure is commonly misidentified as a tumor in the epigastrium? xiphoid process Where is the abdominal aorta usually palpable? Epigastrium What quadrant is the spleen located in? Left upper quadrant Describe location of spleen Lateral to and behind the stomach, just above left kidney (in midaxillary line) What ribs protect most of the spleen? 9th, 10th, 11th ribs What is palpabl...