1. Organs in Right Upper Quadrant RUQ

NUR 220 Abdomen

• Organs in Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

Answer Liver stomach

gallbladder duodenum kidney pancreas Transverse colon adrenal gland.

• Organs in Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

Answer Liver stomach pancreas kidney spleen adrenal gland.

• Organs in Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

Answer cecum appendix Reproductive organs ureter

• Organs in Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

Answer ureter reproductive organs sigmold colon 1 / 3

• All abdominal quadrants have this.

Answer portion of small and large intestine

• Parts of the alimentary tract

Answer esophagus (10inches long) stomach small intestine (21' long) large intestine (4.5'-5' long)

• functions of alimentary tract

Answer ingest and digest food absorb nutrients, electrolytes and water excrete waste products Peristalsis moves food along tract

• Characteristics of Esophagus

Answer 10-inch collapsible tube Connects pharynx to stomach In chest and abdominal cavities

• Characteristics of Stomach

Answer Flask-shaped, lies transversely In upper abdomen below diaphragm

Three sections

Answer 2 / 3

fundus, body, and pylorus

Secretes HCL and enzymes to break down fats and proteins

• Characteristics of Small Intestine

Answer Connects stomach to large intestine

Three sections coiled in abdominal cavity

Answer Duodenum, jejenum and ileum

• Importance of Small intestine

Answer Completes digestion through action of pancre- atic enzymes, bile, and other enzymes Nutrients absorbed through walls into body Surface area enormously increased by circular folds and villi.

• Characteristics of Large Intestine

Answer Connects small intestine to anus Four sections

Answer

Cecum, Ascending colon, Transverse colon, Descending colon (Sigmoid colon Rectum and anal canal)

• functions of large intestine

Answer Water absorption

Lubrication of contents from large quantities of alkaline mucus that neutralize acids formed by

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