Abdomen

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Muscles of the abdomen wall from Gray's Anatomy
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Muscles of the abdomen wall from Gray's Anatomy

The Abdomen is the part of the body that is between the chest and the pelvis (hip area). It contains (has in it) many organs. Some of the organs in the abdomen are:

People use other names for the abdomen. Sometimes people say stomach (an organ in the abdomen) when they mean abdomen. Some slang words for abdomen are tummy, belly, and gut.

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