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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

also arguments against use of 'abdomen', as the opisthosoma of many arachnids contains organs atypical of an abdomen, such as a heart and respiratory...

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...

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...

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

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...

Cricket clothing and equipment is regulated by the laws of cricket. Cricket whites, sometimes called flannels, are loose-fitting clothes that are worn...

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...

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...

infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the thorax (brachyura means "short tail"...

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...

while damselflies hold their wings folded at rest, along or above the abdomen. Dragonflies are agile fliers, while damselflies have a weaker, fluttery...

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...

specially prepared burrow, where a single egg is laid on the spider's abdomen, and the burrow entrance is covered. Sex of offspring is determined by...

are over 800 species of hermit crab, most of which possess an asymmetric abdomen concealed by a snug-fitting shell. Hermit crabs' soft (non-calcified) abdominal...

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...

cut made on the abdomen below the rib cage. The cut starts under the mid-axillary line below the ribs on the right side of the abdomen and continues all...

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

Infection results in a "plug" of spores that replaces the end of the cicada's abdomen while it is still alive, leading to infertility, disease transmission,...

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...

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...

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