Abdomen

Anatomy of the human abdomen

The abdomen is the part of the body that is between the chest and the thigh. It contains (has in it) the abdominal muscles and many organs. Some of the organs in the abdomen are:

• Gallbladder
• Liver
• Rectum
• Stomach
• Anus
• Small intestine and large intestine
• Ureters
• Bladder
• Urethra
• Reproductive system except breast
• Appendix

Abdomen Media

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  Abdominal Organs Anatomy. Animation in the reference.[1]

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  The Superman exercise, involving balancing solely with the abdomen (on a folded towel) while raising the upper torso and pelvis off the floor with the limbs bent. There are numerous variations.

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  Surface projections of the organs of the trunk, from which organ locations are derived mainly from vertebra levels, ribs and the ilium.

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  Front of abdomen, showing markings for duodenum, pancreas, and kidneys.

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  Side-by-side comparison of quadrants and regions.

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  The analogous gross morphologies of a human and an ant.

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  In the worker ant, the abdomen consists of the propodeum fused to the thorax and the metasoma, itself divided into the narrow petiole and bulbous gaster.