SHADOW HEALTH ABDOMINAL STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+2025/2026
✔✔colon - ✔✔water, salt & some nutrients are removed from digested food here, which
results in the formation of stool & moves through this organ by strong muscle
contractions
✔✔bladder - ✔✔an elastic, muscular sac that stores urine excreted by the kidneys
✔✔bladder - ✔✔when the muscles here contract, urine is passed in the urethra before
exiting the body
✔✔abdominal aorta - ✔✔both solid & hollow viscera rely heavily on oxygenated blood
supplied by the ______________ ___________
✔✔abdominal aorta - ✔✔descends through the abdominal cavity, just left of the midline
along the posterior abdominal wall
✔✔abdominal quadrants - ✔✔organs in the abdominal cavity reside in these quadrants
✔✔abdominal quadrants - ✔✔are formed by a horizontal line & a vertical line crossing
at the umbilicus
✔✔right lower quadrant (RLQ) - ✔✔contains the:
appendix
right ureter
part of the ascending colon
✔✔right lower quadrant (RLQ) - ✔✔in females, it additionally contains the:
right ovary
right fallopian tube
✔✔right lower quadrant (RLQ) - ✔✔in male, it additionally contains the:
right spermatic cord
✔✔right upper quadrant (RUQ) - ✔✔contains:
liver
gallbladder
duodenum
head of pancreas
right kidney
sections of large intestine (including the ascending & transverse colon)
✔✔left upper quadrant (LUQ) - ✔✔contains:
stomach
, spleen
left lobe of liver
body of pancreas
left kidney
sections of large intestine ( including transverse & descending colon)
✔✔left lower quadrant (LLQ) - ✔✔contains:
left ureter
sigmoid colon
part of descending colon
✔✔left lower quadrant (LLQ) - ✔✔In females, it additionally includes:
left ovary
left fallopian tube
✔✔left lower quadrant (LLQ) - ✔✔In males, it additionally includes:
left spermatic cord
✔✔abdominal exam preparation - ✔✔make sure patient has an empty bladder
put patient in a comfortable, supine position (head may rest on pillow & arms relaxed
alongside abdomen)
ask patient to point to any painful areas & examine/palpate these areas last
✔✔abdominal exam preparation - ✔✔conduct exam while standing at the patient's right-
hand side
warm stethoscope before auscultation
avoid any sudden movements
use conversation to put patient at ease
✔✔abdominal exam preparation - ✔✔visualize the organs in each region you are
examining
monitor your patient's fccial expression for any signs of discomfort
✔✔physical examination - ✔✔this order is important when giving an abdominal
______________ ____________ :
1. inspection
2. auscultation
3. percussion
4. palpation
✔✔inspection - ✔✔assess abdominal skin for any signs of pathology, including:
discoloration
rashes
dilated veins
*ask patient about scars for medical history*
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+2025/2026
✔✔colon - ✔✔water, salt & some nutrients are removed from digested food here, which
results in the formation of stool & moves through this organ by strong muscle
contractions
✔✔bladder - ✔✔an elastic, muscular sac that stores urine excreted by the kidneys
✔✔bladder - ✔✔when the muscles here contract, urine is passed in the urethra before
exiting the body
✔✔abdominal aorta - ✔✔both solid & hollow viscera rely heavily on oxygenated blood
supplied by the ______________ ___________
✔✔abdominal aorta - ✔✔descends through the abdominal cavity, just left of the midline
along the posterior abdominal wall
✔✔abdominal quadrants - ✔✔organs in the abdominal cavity reside in these quadrants
✔✔abdominal quadrants - ✔✔are formed by a horizontal line & a vertical line crossing
at the umbilicus
✔✔right lower quadrant (RLQ) - ✔✔contains the:
appendix
right ureter
part of the ascending colon
✔✔right lower quadrant (RLQ) - ✔✔in females, it additionally contains the:
right ovary
right fallopian tube
✔✔right lower quadrant (RLQ) - ✔✔in male, it additionally contains the:
right spermatic cord
✔✔right upper quadrant (RUQ) - ✔✔contains:
liver
gallbladder
duodenum
head of pancreas
right kidney
sections of large intestine (including the ascending & transverse colon)
✔✔left upper quadrant (LUQ) - ✔✔contains:
stomach
, spleen
left lobe of liver
body of pancreas
left kidney
sections of large intestine ( including transverse & descending colon)
✔✔left lower quadrant (LLQ) - ✔✔contains:
left ureter
sigmoid colon
part of descending colon
✔✔left lower quadrant (LLQ) - ✔✔In females, it additionally includes:
left ovary
left fallopian tube
✔✔left lower quadrant (LLQ) - ✔✔In males, it additionally includes:
left spermatic cord
✔✔abdominal exam preparation - ✔✔make sure patient has an empty bladder
put patient in a comfortable, supine position (head may rest on pillow & arms relaxed
alongside abdomen)
ask patient to point to any painful areas & examine/palpate these areas last
✔✔abdominal exam preparation - ✔✔conduct exam while standing at the patient's right-
hand side
warm stethoscope before auscultation
avoid any sudden movements
use conversation to put patient at ease
✔✔abdominal exam preparation - ✔✔visualize the organs in each region you are
examining
monitor your patient's fccial expression for any signs of discomfort
✔✔physical examination - ✔✔this order is important when giving an abdominal
______________ ____________ :
1. inspection
2. auscultation
3. percussion
4. palpation
✔✔inspection - ✔✔assess abdominal skin for any signs of pathology, including:
discoloration
rashes
dilated veins
*ask patient about scars for medical history*
