Abdominopelvic Regions & Quadrants
Regions
Right hypochondriac region
- Part of liver; gallbladder; part of right kidney.
Epigastric region
- Parts of liver, stomach, pancreas; the duodenum; and, both adrenal glands.
Left hypochondriac region
- Parts of stomach, left kidney and large intestine (left colic flexure); spleen.
Right lumbar region
- Parts of large intestine (ascending colon, right colic flexure), cecum (superior part), small intestine, and right kidney.
Umbilical region
- Part of small intestine & transverse colon.
Left hypochondriac region
- Parts of large intestine (descending colon), small intestine, and left kidney.
Right iliac region
- Parts of large intestine (inferior cecum, appendix), small intestine.
Hypogastric region
- Parts of small intestine & large intestine (sigmoid colon) and urinary bladder.
Left iliac region
- Parts of large intestine (descending colon) and small intestine.
Quadrants
- A simpler way to divide the abdominopelvic region, with only 4 areas.