The thorax comprises the major greater portion of the chest, and contains the rib cage (costal cartilages). There are six principal muscles of the thorax. These are the intercostales externi, intercostales interni, subcostales, transversus thoracis,...

The abdomen refers to the cavity in the mid-portion of the body bounded superiorly by the diaphragm that separates it from the thorax. The abdomen contains a number of organs including the pancreas, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, bladder, and...

In mammals and other vertebrates the abdomen (belly) constitutes the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity. In arthropods it is the most distal section of the body which...

Abdomen adjustment Crunches, curls and twists will help flatten that tummy By JOANNE KEMPINGER DEMSKI of the Journal Sentinel staff Monday, June 12, 2000 When you look at your midsection do you see 'a six pack' or a giant,...

Understanding diverticulitis "It started slowly but within 24 hours I I could hardly walk. I was in excruciating pain," says Madelyn Bagneris, a manager of an Entergy electric company business unit who was in Touro Infirmary earlier this year. Bagneris qualifies as...

Doctors at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital said they would attempt to separate 2-year-old twin girls who are conjoined at the chest and abdomen.Surgery on Yurelia and Fiorella Rocha-Arias of San Jose, Costa Rica, is expected to take place in late November, after their skin has...

A Massachusetts man was shot to death in a bar fight with a Brazilian policeman, police said Saturday.Joseph E. Martin was killed Thursday night outside a nightclub in Lapa, Rio's bohemian district, said a police press officer who declined to give his name, in accordance...