Subcostal plane

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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")
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Front view of the thoracic and abdominal viscera.
a. Median plane.
b. Lateral planes.
c. Trans tubercular plane.
d. Subcostal plane.
e. Transpyloric plane.
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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 upper border of the third lumbar vertebra. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Definition: subcostal plane from Online Medical Dictionary" . Retrieved 2007-12-07.


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