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. The abdomen contains all the digestive organs, including thestomac...
Although humans are capable of living without the spleen, it has a number of important functions in the body. Located in the upper left section of the abdomen, it destroys old red blood cells, cleans the blood and helps to fight infection. It acts as a filter and when blood flows through...
The vagina receives the penis during sexual intercourse and also serves as a conduit for menstrual flow from the uterus. During childbirth, the baby passes through the vagina (birth canal). The hymen is a thin membrane of tissue that surrounds and narrows the vaginal opening. It may be torn ...
Vaginal pessary: A small device is placed inside the vagina to keep in place prolapsing pelvic organs. Kegel exercises: Exercising the pelvic muscles (as when stopping your urine stream) may improve or prevent vaginal prolapse. Estrogen: The genital organs of women both inside and out respond to...
surgeons pulled back all of the herniated organs into the abdomen and repaired the diaphragm. no hernial sac was seen. no traumatic injuries or other anomalies were evident. the patient recovered uneventfully and was discharged 5 days postoperatively. the cdh is an uncommon defect (1 of 2200-...
Because of the varying size and location of the appendix and the proximity of other organs to the appendix, it may be difficult to differentiate appendicitis from other abdominal and pelvic diseases. Thetreatmentfor appendicitis is antibiotics andappendectomy(surgery to remove the appendix). Complicatio...
The abdominal aorta begins at the diaphragm, splitting to become the paired iliac arteries in the lower abdomen. Most of the major organs receive blood from branches of the abdominal aorta. Like all arteries, the aorta's wall has several layers: The intima, the innermost layer, provides a sm...
Intracellular parasites were ease found in macrophages of all exanimated organs, especially in skin. Embedded paraffin tissues of liver, spleen, axillary and popliteal lymph nodes, and skin (ear, muzzle and abdomen) were stained by hematoxylin and eosin and by immunocytochemical reaction (strepto...
Like most of the weird stuff that goes on in our bodies, the reason why the gonads get vagal innervation is developmental. The gonads actually start developing pretty high up in the abdomen, not far below the diaphragm, and their nerve and blood supply are established at that point. High ...
Picture of Kidney StoneKidney stone: A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Kidney stones are a common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin. Kidney stones occur in 1 in 20 people at some time in their life. ...