 | Term | Definition |
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linea alba |
a tendinous seam which forms the midline and connects the four large, flat muscles of the abdominal wall |
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right upper quadrant |
liver, gallbladder, duodenum, head of pancreas, right kidney and adrenal gland, hepatic flexure of colon, part of ascending and transverse colon |
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right lower quadrant |
cecum, appendix, right ovary and tube, right ureter, and right spermatic cord |
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left upper quadrant |
stomach, spleen, left lobe of liver, bady of pancreas, left kidney and adrenal, splenic flexure of colon, part of transverse and descending colon |
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left lower quadrant |
part of descending colon, sigmoid colon, left ovary and tube, left ureter, and left spermatic cord |
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midline |
aorta, uterus (if enlarged), bladder (if destended) |
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striae |
silvery, white, linear jagged marks. created when elastic fibers in the reticular layer of the skin are broken following rapid or prolonged stretching. |
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hepatomegaly |
an enlarged liver |
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costovertebral angle |
found over the 12th rib on the back. place hand here, then thump it with the ulnar surface of your other hand. a thump should be felt but no pain. |
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fluid wave test |
test for ascities, abnormal fluid build-up, fluid space, can have a waterbed effect. |
