abdomen

Also known as belly, tummy

An abdomen (also belly or stomach in vertebrates, or metasoma in arthropods) is the front part of the torso between the thorax (chest) and pelvis in humans and in other vertebrates. The area occupied by the abdomen is called the abdominal cavity. In arthropods, it is the posterior tagma of the body; it follows the thorax or cephalothorax.

AI overview

The abdomen is the front part of your body between your chest and pelvis, containing the space known as the abdominal cavity. It matters because this area houses many of your internal organs and systems essential to digestion, circulation, and other vital functions.

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Key facts

Anatomy.Name: Abdomen
Anatomy.Latin: abdomen
Anatomy.Greek: ἦτρον
Anatomy.Image: Abdomen-periumbilical region.png
Anatomy.Image2: Anatomy Abdomen Tiesworks.jpg
Anatomy.Caption2: The human male abdomen and organs which can be found beneath the surface
Anatomy.Action: Movement and support for the torsoAssistance with breathingProtection for the inner organsPostural support

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Research

203,715 papers

Abdomen.AORN journal · 2021DOI: 10.1002/aorn.13407
[Abdomen anatomy by computed tomography].ReviewRevista espanola de medicina nuclear · 2008Pinedo Ramos E, Coronado Poggio MDOI: 10.1157/13114371
The acute abdomen.Canadian Medical Association journal · 1950THOREK P
Kommentar zu „HYBRID – Simultane Multischicht-DWI vs. Standard-DWI-MRT des Abdomens“.RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin · 2023Thaiss WDOI: 10.1055/a-2101-8973
[ACUTE ABDOMEN].Medicinski glasnik · 1964STANKOVIC S
[Acute abdomen].Praxis · 1963AMGWERD R
[Acute abdomen?].[Sogo rinsho] Clinic all-round · 1963SUGA K
[Acute abdomen].El Dia medico · 1950COPE Z

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Wikidata facts

Image: Belly button.jpg

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Commons category: Abdomen

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Article

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Contents

Contents
Muscles
Function
Movement, breathing and other functions
Posture
Society and culture
Exercise
Clinical significance
Disease
Examination
Surface landmarks
Horizontal lines
Vertical lines
Quadrants and regions
Across animal phyla and classes
Chordata
Mammals
Arthropoda
Insects
Arachnida
See also
References
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In humans, the abdomen stretches from the thorax at the thoracic diaphragm to the pelvis at the pelvic brim. The pelvic brim stretches from the lumbosacral joint (the intervertebral disc between L5 and S1) to the pubic symphysis and is the edge of the pelvic inlet. The space above this inlet and under the thoracic diaphragm is termed the abdominal cavity. The boundary of the abdominal cavity is the abdominal wall in the front and the peritoneal surface at the rear.