Which option best describes the regions where the stomach and spleen are located?

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The stomach and spleen occupy the upper part of the abdomen, but in slightly different zones. The epigastric region sits above the stomach’s central area, while the left hypochondriac region is the upper left area where the spleen lies tucked beneath the left ribs. The stomach spans the epigastric region and extends a bit into the left hypochondriac region, and the spleen is mainly in the left hypochondriac region. So describing both organs together, the regions that best describe their locations are the epigastric and left hypochondriac regions. The other options don’t fit because the stomach isn’t confined to the right side, and the spleen isn’t confined to a single non-overlapping region separate from the stomach.