today we're talking about abdominal Anatomy we'll cover the four abdominal quadrants nine regions and organs within each and by the end of this video you'll have a solid grasp on this Essential Knowledge for a condensed overview of this topic make sure you check out our blog Linked In the description below so let's get started first let's talk about why this information is so important understanding abdominal Anatomy isn't just about memorization it's a road map to Patient Care it helps you to assess and recognize and perform nursing interventions for various abdominal conditions or injuries in short it's a key skill for any nurse now let's break down the four abdominal quadrants so I want you to imagine two lines crossing the belly button dividing the abdomen into four parts in the right upper quadrant the ruq this is the home of the liver galbladder right kidney and part of the stomach now on the other side in the left upper quadrant this contains the spleen left kidney and parts of the stomach and even pancreas now moving down to the right lower quadrant here this houses the appendix and the right reproductive organs now finally moving over to the left lower quadrant this contains the left reproductive organs so remember all quadrants contain parts of the large and small intestines now here's a quick tip the quadrants are relative to the patient's body and not yours so the right and left refers to the patients's right and left for a more detailed view we divide the abdomen into six regions and then further down into nine more specific groups these regions include the hypochondriac located on the left and right found on the upper sides of the abdomen under the ribs next is the Lumar left and right situated on each side of the umbilical or Naval region near the wasteline next is the iliac left and right found on the lower sides of the abdomen near the hip bones now moving on to the epigastric positioned in the middle above the stomach and between two hypochondriac regions now moving over to the umbilical located in the center around the belly button and very lastly is the hypogastric situated below the umbilical region toward the pubic boat now it's important to note that the right hypochondriac contains the liver gold bladder right kidney and small large intestines the epigastric houses the dood denum or the dadum the liver pancreas and the St and the left hypochondriac includes the left kidney large and small intestines spleen pancreas stomach and even the tip of the liver now moving over to the right lumbar this consists of the ascending colon right kidney and small intestine the umbilical contains the dood denum or dadum small intestine and transverse colon and the left lumbar includes parts of the descending colon left kidney and small intestine now the right iliac houses parts of the appendix ascending colon seeum and small intestine and the hypogastric contains the bladder sigmoid colon reproductive organs and small intestine and very lastly is the left iliac region this includes the descending colon sdmo colon and small intestine so here's a handy pneumonic to remember these regions Hector loves Isabelle every unceasing hour so H is for hypochondriac L is for lumbar I is for iliac e is for epigastric U U is for umbilical and H is for hypogastric understanding these regions helps in patient assessment for instance if a patient's complaining of pain in the right upper quadrant you might suspect liver or galbladder issues and if there's pain in the right lower quadrant this could indicate appendicitis this knowledge also guides your physical examination you'll know exactly where to palpate or osculate for specific organs or conditions so there you have it abdominal Anatomy d mystified remember practice makes perfect try to draw these quadrants and regions or even quiz yourself on organ locations this knowledge will serve you well throughout your nursing career thanks so much for watching future nurses click this link right here for more free resources to help you with your nursing school Journey I'll see you there