Clinicians often describe the location of an organ or pain in relation to its location or area within the abdominopelvic cavity. The abdominopelvic cavity can be divided into _____ by placing imaginary horizontal and vertical lines through the umbilicus.

a. Nine regions
b. Four quadrants
c. Sixteen sections
d. Two halves
e. Six areas


b. Four quadrants

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