The average person is born with 24 ribs—12 on each side. The ribs are located in the thoracic cage and thorax, along with their costal cartilages and the sternum. Each rib is made up of a few ...

The spleen is a fist-sized organ tucked behind the rib cage on the left side of the body. When it enlarges (medically known ...

If you've ever felt pain on the right side of your abdomen under your rib cage, you're not alone. Right rib cage pain is a ...

If you have kidney stones or a kidney infection, the pain is probably on just one side, between the bottom of your rib cage and one hip. You may also have other symptoms, such as bloody pee ...