NUR 216 - Health Assessment Exam 4 Study Guide/NUR 216 - Health Assessment Exam 4 Study Guide.
Health Assessment: Exam 4
Primary Functions:
o Ingestion and digestion of the food
o Absorption of nutrients
o Elimination of waste products
Four layers of large, flat muscles form the ventr...
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
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