During an abdominal assessment,the nurse elicits tenderness on light palpation in the right lower quadrant.The nurse interprets that this finding could indicate a disorder of which of these structures?

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The appendix is located in the right lower quadrant.When the iliopsoas muscle is inflamed,which occurs with an inflamed or perforated appendix,pain is felt in the right lower quadrant.

During an Abdominal Assessment,the Nurse Elicits Tenderness on Light Palpation