Medical Terminology / Unit 4 MedTerm 0225 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Four Abdominopelvic Quadrants
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The idea
The abdominopelvic region is divided into four quadrants by a vertical and a horizontal line crossing at the navel.
In practice
The quadrants are named right upper, left upper, right lower, and left lower.
Where people slip
Right and left are the patient's, never the examiner's.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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