Roots
gastr/o
stomach
-itis
inflammation
Liver cell
hepatocyte
How many abdominal quadrants are there
4
append/o
Appendix
Carcin/o
cancer
-ectomy
surgical removal
Pancreas inflammation
pancreatitis
What is the center point of the quadrants
umbillical region
intestin/o
Enter/o
Intestine
Hepat/o
Liver
RUQ
right upper quadrant
gallbladder removal
cholecystectomy
What quadrant is the appendix in
RLQ
ot/o
Ear
gallbladder
LUQ
left upper quadrant
Kidney specialist
Nephrologist
What quadrant is the spleen in
LUQ
Gastroenterologist
stomach and internal organ specialist
Nephr/o
kidney
-oma
tumor or mass
Cancerous tumor
Carcinoma
Sign for spleen injury/bleeding is called
Left shoulder pain, Kehr's sign
Rebound pain from McBurney's Test
shows appendicitis!!