AnswersDriveOrgans of the abdominal cavity include the stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, kidneys, large intestine, and adrenal glands.
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What does an ultrasound of the abdomen show?
Abdominal ultrasound is a type of imaging test. It is used to look at organs in the abdomen, including the liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys. The blood vessels that lead to some of these organs, such as the inferior vena cava and aorta, can also be examined with ultrasound.
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What is below your stomach?
Abdominal bloating gives you a sense of fullness in your stomach and can cause your abdomen to appear larger. Lower abdominal pain, or pelvic pain, refers to discomfort that occurs at or below your bellybutton. Organs in the pelvis, such as the bladder and reproductive organs, are often where pelvic pain occurs.
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What other organs does the pancreas work with?
The hormones gastrin, cholecystokinin, and secretin are secreted by organs of the digestive system in response to the presence of food and change the function of the stomach, gallbladder, and pancreas. Our pancreas produces the hormones insulin and glucagon to affect the behavior of cells throughout the body.
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What is in each quadrant of the abdomen?
Right upper quadrant:
- Liver.
- Gall bladder with biliary tree.
- Duodenum.
- Head of pancreas.
- Right kidney and adrenal gland.
- Hepatic flexure of colon.
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What does cramps in the stomach mean?
Abdominal pain is pain that occurs between the chest and pelvic regions. Abdominal pain can be crampy, achy, dull, intermittent or sharp. It's also called a stomachache. Inflammation or diseases that affect the organs in the abdomen can cause abdominal pain.
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Where is your abdominal area?
The abdomen (commonly called the belly) is the body space between the thorax (chest) and pelvis. The diaphragm forms the upper surface of the abdomen. At the level of the pelvic bones, the abdomen ends and the pelvis begins.
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What is located in the abdominal cavity?
Organs of the abdominal cavity include the stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, kidneys, large intestine, and adrenal glands.
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Which quadrant is the stomach in?
The Left Upper Quadrant, or LUQ, contains similar organs to the RUQ. In the LUQ, you'll find the left portion of the liver, the majority of the stomach, the pancreas, the left kidney, the spleen, portions of the colon, and again, parts of the small intestine.
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What is the purpose of the abdominal cavity?
The abdominal cavity is hardly an empty space. It contains a number of crucial organs including the lower part of the esophagus, the stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, and bladder.
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What is an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is an enlarged area in the lower part of the aorta, the major blood vessel that supplies blood to the body. The aorta, about the thickness of a garden hose, runs from your heart through the center of your chest and abdomen.
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Which region of the abdomen is located below the navel?
The centermost region deep to and surrounding the umbilicus (navel). Located superior to the umbilical region (epi= upon, above; gastri= belly). Located inferior to the umbilical region (hypo= below). Located lateral to the hypogastric region (iliac= superior part of the hip bone).
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What does the abdomen do?
Abdomen. The abdomen (less formally called the belly, stomach, tummy or midriff) constitutes the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The region occupied by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity.
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What is the cause of epigastric pain?
Epigastric pain is pain that is localized to the region of the upper abdomen immediately below the ribs. Often, those who experience this type of pain feel it during or right after eating or if they lie down too soon after eating. It is a common symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or heartburn.
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Where is the gallbladder located on the body?
Your gallbladder is a four-inch, pear-shaped organ. It's positioned under your liver in the upper-right section of your abdomen. The gallbladder stores bile, a combination of fluids, fat, and cholesterol. Bile helps break down fat from food in your intestine.
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What region is the stomach in?
This area is home to organs such as the liver, gallbladder, right kidney, and small intestine. Region 2 is known as the epigastric region. Here, we have the stomach, liver, and the pancreas. The adrenal glands and the first part of the small intestine, the duodenum, are also found in region 2.
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What is pelvis in human body?
The pelvis (plural pelves or pelvises) is either the lower part of the trunk of the human body between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region of the trunk) or the skeleton embedded in it (sometimes also called bony pelvis, or pelvic skeleton).
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What organs are located in the right hypochondriac region?
Each of the regions hold their own important organs:
- Right hypcochondrium – Small intestine, right kidney, gallbladder, liver.
- Left hypochondrium – Pancreas, left kidney, colon, spleen.
- Epigastrium – Adrenal glands, spleen, pancreas, duodenum, liver, stomach.
- Right lumbar region – Right colon, liver, gallbladder.
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Is the stomach in the peritoneal cavity?
Organs are intraperitoneal if they are enclosed by a fold of visceral peritoneum. Intraperitoneal organs include: the [Monogastric Stomach - Anatomy & Physiology. stomach]], small intestine, large intestine, liver, gall bladder, pancreas and spleen.
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Where is the abdominal pain located?
Abdominal (belly) pain is pain or discomfort that is felt in the part of the trunk below the ribs and above the pelvis. It comes from organs within the abdomen or organs adjacent to the belly. It is caused by inflammation, distention of an organ, or by loss of the blood supply to an organ.
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Where is my upper abdomen?
Diverticulitis typically causes pain in the left lower abdomen where most colonic diverticula are located. Pain from the gallbladder (biliary colic or cholecystitis) typically is felt in the middle, upper abdomen, or the right upper abdomen near where the gallbladder is located.