Quadrants and regions of abdomen
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quadrants-and-regions-of-abdomen-201-15475640
title:
Quadrants and regions of abdomen
text:
The human abdomen is divided into quadrants and regions by anatomists and physicians for the purposes of study, diagnosis, and treatment. The division into four quadrants allows the localisation of pain and tenderness, scars, lumps, and other items of interest, narrowing in on which organs and tissues may be involved. The quadrants are referred to as the left lower quadrant, left upper quadrant, right upper quadrant and right lower quadrant. These terms are not used in comparative anatomy, since
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Anatomical subdivision scheme
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrants_and_regions_of_abdomen
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2023-12-13T20:36:10Z
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