When naming the two primary abdominal regions for the stomach and spleen, which pair should you select?

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When naming the two primary abdominal regions for the stomach and spleen, which pair should you select?

Stomach and spleen occupy the upper part of the abdomen in the standard nine-region map. The stomach lies mainly in the epigastric region, which is the upper middle area just below the rib cage. The spleen is located in the left hypochondriac region, the upper left region beneath the left ribs. So the best pair names the epigastric region for the stomach and the left hypochondriac region for the spleen. Other options place these organs in regions that don’t match their primary locations: the umbilical region is around the navel; the right hypochondriac region is upper right (where the liver and gallbladder sit); and the left lumbar and hypogastric regions are lower, not where the stomach or spleen are primarily found.

Stomach and spleen occupy the upper part of the abdomen in the standard nine-region map. The stomach lies mainly in the epigastric region, which is the upper middle area just below the rib cage. The spleen is located in the left hypochondriac region, the upper left region beneath the left ribs. So the best pair names the epigastric region for the stomach and the left hypochondriac region for the spleen.

Other options place these organs in regions that don’t match their primary locations: the umbilical region is around the navel; the right hypochondriac region is upper right (where the liver and gallbladder sit); and the left lumbar and hypogastric regions are lower, not where the stomach or spleen are primarily found.

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