Which quadrant contains the appendix and right ovary (female)?

Which quadrant contains the appendix and right ovary (female)?

• A. Right Upper Quadrant
• B. Right Lower Quadrant
• C. Left Upper Quadrant
• D. Left Lower Quadrant

Answer: (B)

Think about how the abdomen is divided into four sections: upper and lower on the right and left, created by lines through the umbilicus. The appendix is connected to the cecum, which sits in the lower right part of the abdomen. The right ovary is on the right side of the pelvis, and in this quadrant-based scheme that pelvic-right area falls in the lower right quadrant. So both structures are located in the right lower quadrant. By contrast, the right upper quadrant houses organs like the liver and gallbladder, the left upper quadrant houses the stomach and spleen, and the left lower quadrant contains structures such as the descending and sigmoid colon.

Think about how the abdomen is divided into four sections: upper and lower on the right and left, created by lines through the umbilicus. The appendix is connected to the cecum, which sits in the lower right part of the abdomen. The right ovary is on the right side of the pelvis, and in this quadrant-based scheme that pelvic-right area falls in the lower right quadrant. So both structures are located in the right lower quadrant. By contrast, the right upper quadrant houses organs like the liver and gallbladder, the left upper quadrant houses the stomach and spleen, and the left lower quadrant contains structures such as the descending and sigmoid colon.