Which organ is located in the right upper quadrant?

Which organ is located in the right upper quadrant?

• A. Liver
• B. Spleen
• C. Stomach
• D. Pancreas

Answer: (A)

In the right upper quadrant sits the liver, occupying most of that area just beneath the right rib cage. That makes it the organ best described as located in the right upper quadrant. The spleen is in the left upper quadrant under the left ribs, so it wouldn’t fit RUQ. The stomach is mainly in the left upper quadrant, with its position more to the left than right. The pancreas runs across the midline, with its head near the duodenum in the right upper quadrant and the body/tail extending toward the left, so it isn’t primarily located in the RUQ.

In the right upper quadrant sits the liver, occupying most of that area just beneath the right rib cage. That makes it the organ best described as located in the right upper quadrant. The spleen is in the left upper quadrant under the left ribs, so it wouldn’t fit RUQ. The stomach is mainly in the left upper quadrant, with its position more to the left than right. The pancreas runs across the midline, with its head near the duodenum in the right upper quadrant and the body/tail extending toward the left, so it isn’t primarily located in the RUQ.