The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky, or stomach[citation needed]) is the front part of the torso between the thorax (chest)...

An acute abdomen refers to a sudden, severe abdominal pain. It is in many cases a medical emergency, requiring urgent and specific diagnosis. Several...

The human abdomen is divided into quadrants and regions by anatomists and physicians for the purposes of study, diagnosis, and treatment. The division...

of the inner wall of the abdomen and cover of the abdominal organs. Symptoms may include severe pain, swelling of the abdomen, fever, or weight loss. One...

be used in cases of "burst abdomen" following laparotomies, especially those using a midline vertical incision. Burst abdomen is usually characterized by...

epigastrium (or epigastric region) is the upper central region of the abdomen. It is located between the costal margins and the subcostal plane. Pain...

vessels.[citation needed] Surface anatomy of the front of the thorax and abdomen. Linea alba Linea alba (cheek) Linea nigra Sinnatamby, Chummy (2011). Last's...

into two tagmata, the cephalothorax or prosoma, and the opisthosoma, or abdomen, and joined by a small, cylindrical pedicel. However, as there is currently...

occurs when substances, such as air (gas) or fluid, accumulate in the abdomen causing its expansion. It is typically a symptom of an underlying disease...

ligaments separated by fossae: Abdominal exercise Abdominal wall defect Human abdomen Peritoneum Terms for anatomical location Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur...

Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis is an application of computed tomography (CT) and is a sensitive method for diagnosis of abdominal diseases...

associated with both non-serious and serious medical issues. Since the abdomen contains most of the body's vital organs, it can be an indicator of a wide...

An abdominal x-ray is an x-ray of the abdomen. It is sometimes abbreviated to AXR, or KUB (for kidneys, ureters, and urinary bladder). In children, abdominal...

separate thorax-like division. Likewise, the 'abdomen' of many arachnids contains organs atypical of an abdomen, such as a heart and respiratory organs. The...

tail" in Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the world's...

in 1901 by Mary Agard Pocock. They are characterized by their truncated abdomen and the rigid disk at the bottom with a pattern. The species was first...

Acute Abdomen. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2011. p. 37. ISBN 978-3-540-89232-8. Jay P Heiken, Douglas S Katz (2014). "Emergency Radiology of the Abdomen and...

three: a fused head and thorax (called a cephalothorax or prosoma) and an abdomen (also called an opisthosoma). The exception to this rule are the assassin...

a miner outside Tombstone, Arizona Territory, who had been shot in the abdomen with a .32-caliber Colt revolver. Goodfellow was able to operate on the...

intestinal blockage. It causes constipation and bloating. On listening to the abdomen with a stethoscope, no bowel sounds are heard because the bowel is inactive...

the body, with clusters found in the underarms, groin, neck, chest, and abdomen. Occipital lymph nodes Mastoid lymph nodes Parotid lymph nodes Cervical...

called the hypogastric region or suprapubic region) is a region of the abdomen located below the umbilical region. The roots of the word hypogastrium...

pelves or pelvises) is the lower part of an anatomical trunk, between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region), together with its...

sternum is the most widely visible part of the abdomen, being a more or less sclerotized segment. The abdomen itself does not have any appendages, but some...

Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and a pair of antennae. Insects...

This procedure can be performed either through an open incision in the abdomen (laparotomy) or using minimally invasive techniques with small incisions...

Oblique muscle of abdomen may refer to: Abdominal external oblique muscle Abdominal internal oblique muscle This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

body consists of a head, hair, neck, torso (which includes the thorax and abdomen), genitals, arms, hands, legs, and feet. The internal human body includes...

hollowed area on the abdomen at the attachment site of the umbilical cord. The umbilicus is used to visually separate the abdomen into quadrants. The umbilicus...

There are three flat skeletal muscles in the antero-lateral wall of the abdomen. The external oblique, closest to the surface, extend inferiorly and medially...