Easily learn common causes of abdominal pain by location and quadrant, whether right sided, left sided, upper, or lower. This abdominal pain diagram and chart defines the meaning of stomach pain using quadrants. The abdominal quadrants can create a differential diagnosis for the cause, along with ot. The abdomen is the part of the body that contains all of the structures between the thorax (chest) and the pelvis, and is separated from the thorax via the diaphragm. The region occupied by the abdomen is called the abdominal cavity, and is enclosed by the abdominal muscles at front and to the sides, and by part of the vertebral column at the back.
The abdomen is a large area, so this EZmed post will focus on the lower abdomen including the anatomy and quadrants of the lower stomach. We will also discuss causes of lower abdominal pain such as appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs/STIs), kidney stones, ovarian torsion, diverticulitis.. Full labeled anatomical diagrams - Anatomy of the abdomen and digestive system: these general diagrams show the digestive system, with the major human anatomical structures labeled (mouth, tongue, oral cavity, teeth, buccal glands, throat, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gallbladder and pancreas).