Right upper quadrant (abdomen)

The right upper quadrant of the human abdomen, often abbreviated as RUQ, is used to refer to a portion of the abdomen that allows doctors to localize pain and tenderness, scars, lumps and other items of interest. The RUQ extends from the median plane to the right of the patient, and from the umbilical plane to the right ribcage.

The term is not used in comparative anatomy, since most other animals do not stand erect. The equivalent term for animals is 'right anterior quadrant'.

1 Important organs
2 Clinical significance
3 See also
4 External links

Important organs

Hepatic flexure of colon

Clinical significance

The RUQ may be painful and/or tender in such conditions as hepatitis, cholecystitis, and peptic ulcer.

External links

http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/abdominal_viscera_module/abdominal_01.html

Abdominal Quadrants

Chose a Quadrant	Right Upper Quadrant Left Upper Quadrant Right Lower Quadrant Left Lower Quadrant

Superficial axial anatomy and general regions (TA A01.2.01–06, GA 12.1287)

Head	Nasolabial fold

Neck	Triangles: Anterior of the neck (Muscular, Carotid, Submandibular, Submental) · Posterior of the neck (Occipital, Subclavian) · Suboccipital Supraclavicular fossa

Thorax	Triangle of auscultation · axillary folds (Anterior, Posterior) · Clavipectoral triangle · Inframammary fold Infraclavicular fossa

Abdomen/pelvis	regions (Epigastrium, Hypochondrium, Umbilical region, Latus, Hypogastrium, Inguinal region) quadrants (RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ) Lap · Lumbar triangle McBurney's point · Desjardins' point · Traube's space

Perineal	Anal triangle · Urogenital triangle

General anatomy: systems and organs, regional anatomy, planes and lines, superficial axial anatomy, superficial anatomy of limbs

Right upper quadrant (abdomen)

Contents

Important organs

Clinical significance

See also

External links