The right and left hypochondriac regions lie where relative to the epigastric region?

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The right and left hypochondriac regions lie where relative to the epigastric region?

In the upper abdomen, the epigastric region is the central, upper area. The right and left hypochondriac regions sit to the sides of it, at the upper lateral parts just beneath the ribs. So they are both lateral to and above the epigastric region. They aren’t below (inferior), behind (posterior), or at the midline (medial), which is why "lateral and superior" is the correct relationship.

In the upper abdomen, the epigastric region is the central, upper area. The right and left hypochondriac regions sit to the sides of it, at the upper lateral parts just beneath the ribs. So they are both lateral to and above the epigastric region. They aren’t below (inferior), behind (posterior), or at the midline (medial), which is why "lateral and superior" is the correct relationship.

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