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RUQ
Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

LOCATION (anatomical position, anterior view) Upper Right

CONTAINS: gall bladder,

liver (right lobe), part of pancreas, parts of small & large intestines
(pg.47)
LUQ
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

LOCATION (anatomical position, anterior view) Upper Left

CONTAINS: stomach, spleen,

liver (left lobe), part of pancreas, parts of small and large intestines

(pg.47)
LLQ
Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

LOCATION (anatomical position, anterior view) Lower Left

CONTAINS: parts of small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter

(pg.47)
RLQ
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

LOCATION (anatomical position, anterior view) Lower Right

CONTAINS: appendix,

parts of small and large intestines, right ovary, right fallopian tube, right ureter

(pg.47)
cran/ial cavity
"cavity pertaining to the skull"

space in head containing brain (surrounded by skull)

(pg.41)