Identify the two regions that house the stomach and spleen.

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The stomach sits mainly in the epigastric region—the upper central area just below the diaphragm. The spleen is located in the left hypochondriac region—the left upper quadrant beneath the ribs. So the two regions that house the stomach and spleen are the epigastric region and the left hypochondriac region. The other region choices place these organs in areas that don’t match their actual locations (lower regions, the navel area, or the opposite side), which is why they aren’t correct.