Hypochondrium

Hypochondrium
Thorax and abdomen.
Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for liver, stomach, and great intestine.
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Identifiers
Latinregio hypochondriaca
TA98A01.2.04.002
TA2256
FMA20390
Anatomical terminology

In anatomy, the division of the abdomen into regions can employ a nine-region scheme. The hypochondrium refers to the two hypochondriac regions in the upper third of the abdomen; the left hypochondrium and right hypochondrium.[1] They are located on the lateral sides of the abdominal wall respectively, inferior to (below) the thoracic cage, being separated by the epigastrium.[1][2]

The liver is in the right hypochondrium, extending through the epigastrium and reaching the left hypochondrium. The spleen and some of the stomach are in the left hypochondrium.[3]

  1. ^ a b Standring S (2016). Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of clinical practice (Forty-first ed.). [Philadelphia]. ISBN 9780702052309. OCLC 920806541.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ thefreedictionary.com
  3. ^ Moore KL, Dalley AF, Agur AM (2013-02-13). Clinically oriented anatomy (Seventh ed.). Philadelphia. ISBN 978-1451119459. OCLC 813301028.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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