Pronounced – AB-doh-men

The abdomen is the area between your chest and your hips in the front of your body.

The abdomen area contains the:

• Stomach – the organ in the upper part of the abdomen, under your ribs.
• Small intestine – the organ where most digestion occurs.
• Large intestine – a long, tube-shaped organ in the abdomen that starts at the end of the small intestine and ends at the rectum and anus.
• Gallbladder a small, pear-shaped organ located below your liver on the right side of the abdomen.
• Kidneys – a pair of bean-shaped organs that are vital organs that perform many functions to keep your blood clean and chemically balanced.
• Pancreas – a gland that makes enzymes for digestion and the hormone insulin.
• Spleen – the organ that cleans blood and makes white blood cells.
• Liver – found behind the lower ribs on the right side of the abdomen.