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...

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...

"A baby's groin is usually the last thing parents think about, so when there's a problem, they're pretty frightened," says Charles Shubin, M.D., director of pediatrics at Mercy FamilyCare in Baltimore. The good news is that many conditions resolve on their own or require...

A woman who tried to steal a fetus by knocking her pregnant neighbor unconscious with a baseball bat and cutting her abdomen was sentenced Tuesday to 22 to 50 years in prison.Peggy Jo Conner, who could have been sentenced to up to 80 years, apologized...