NUR 216 - Health Assessment Exam 4 Study Guide.

NUR 216 Module 8- Abdomen
Health Assessment: Exam 4 Primary Functions:
oIngestion and digestion of the food
oAbsorption of nutrients
oElimination of waste products
Four layers of large, flat muscles form the ventral abdominal wall
oJoined at midline by a tendinous seam ; the linea alba oThe rectus abdominis forms a strip extending length of midline; edge is often palpable How do we divide the abdomen? Internal Anatomy
Right Lower Quadrant ( RLQ) contains:
oCecum
oAppendix
oRight ovary/tube
oRight ureter
oRight spermatic cord
oAscending colon
Right Upper Quadrant ( RUQ)contains:
oLiver
oGallbladder
oDuodenum
oHead of pancreas
oRight Kidney/Adrenal gland
oAscending colon
oTransverse colon
Left Upper Quadrant ( LUQ) contains:
oStomach
oSpleen
oLeft lobe of liver
oPancreas body
oLeft kidney/adrenal gland NUR 216 Module 8- Abdomen
oTransverse colon
oDescending colon
Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ) contains:
oDescending colon
oSigmoid colon
oLeft ovary/tube
oLeft ureter
oLeft spermatic cord
REGIONS
Right Hypochondriac
oRight lower lobe of liver
oGallbladder
oTop portion of kidney
oPart of duodenum
Right lumbar region
oAscending colon
Right inguinal region
oCecum
oAppendix
oRight ureter
oOvary
oRight spermatic cord
Epigastric region
oAorta NUR 216 Module 8- Abdomen
oPancreas
oPyloric end of stomach
Umbilical region
oOmentum
oMesentery
oLower part of duodenum
Hypogastric region (Suprapubic)
oIleum
oBladder
oUterus
Left hypochondriac regio n. oStomach
oTop portion of kidney
oSpleen
Left lumbar region
oDescending colon and kidney
Left inguinal region
oSigmoid colon
oLeft ureter and ovary
oLeft spermatic cord PASSAGE OF FOOD THROUGH THE GI TRACT