Subcostal plane
Appearance
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Subcostal plane | |
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![]() Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for duodenum, pancreas, and kidneys. (Subcostal plane is approximately at level of "C") | |
![]() Front view of the thoracic and abdominal viscera. a. Median plane. b. Lateral planes. c. Trans tubercular plane. d. Subcostal plane. e. Transpyloric plane. | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | planum subcostale |
TA98 | A01.2.00.008 |
TA2 | 54 |
FMA | 14610 |
Anatomical terminology |
The subcostal plane is a transverse plane which bisects the body at the level of the 10th costal margin and the vertebra body L3.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Definition: subcostal plane from Online Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 2007-12-07.
External links
[edit]- http://www.liv.ac.uk/HumanAnatomy/phd/mbchb/travel/surface1.html
- http://www.qub.ac.uk/cskills/Abd%20exam.htm