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2. Quadrants and regions of abdomen - Wikipedia

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   Quadrants of the abdomen Diagram showing which organs (or parts of organs) are in each quadrant of the abdomen. The left lower quadrant (LLQ) of the human abdomen is the area left of the midline and below the umbilicus. The LLQ includes the left iliac fossa and half of the left flank region. The equivalent term for animals is left posterior ...

3. Epigastrium - Wikipedia

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   The epigastrium is the part of the abdomen where abdominal thrusts (the Heimlich manoeuvre) are able to produce a rapid and forceful exhalation of breath. [citation needed] Palpation of the epigastrium can be used to feel the structures below it. [2] This includes the liver, and the stomach. [2] An aortic aneurysm may be felt as a mass in the ...

4. Abdomen - Wikipedia

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   The abdomen can be divided into quadrants or regions to describe the location of an organ or structure. Classically, quadrants are described as the left upper, left lower, right upper, and right lower. [citation needed] Quadrants are also often used in describing the site of an abdominal pain. [15] The abdomen can also be divided into nine regions.

5. Abdominopelvic cavity - Wikipedia

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   The stomach sits on the left side, which is attached to the esophagus tube. Food comes through the esophagus, goes behind all of the other organs in the thoracic cavity, and comes out through the point where the esophagus opens up into the stomach. The stomach is a more acidic environment to aid its role in beginning the major processes of ...

6. Gastrointestinal tract - Wikipedia

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   The human gastrointestinal tract consists of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, and is divided into the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts. [3] The GI tract includes all structures between the mouth and the anus , [ 4 ] forming a continuous passageway that includes the main organs of digestion, namely, the stomach , small intestine ...

7. Umbilical region - Wikipedia

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   This region of the abdomen contains part of the stomach, the head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a section of the transverse colon and the lower aspects of the left and right kidney. The upper three regions, from left to right, are the left hypochondriac, epigastric, and right hypochondriac regions.

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9. Descending colon - Wikipedia

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   The descending colon extends from the left colic flexure [2]: 1194 at the upper left part of the abdomen inferior-ward through the left hypochondrium and lumbar regions, along the outer border of the left kidney, [citation needed] ending at the level of the iliac crest [2]: 1194 at the lower left part of the abdomen, [citation needed] being ...