Intertubercular plane
| Intertubercular plane | |
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 Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. (Transtubercular is bottom horizontal line.) | |
 Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for duodenum, pancreas, and kidneys. | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | planum intertuberculare |
| TA98 | A01.2.00.010 |
| TA2 | 57 |
| FMA | 74566 |
| Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] | |
A lower transverse plane midway between the upper transverse and the upper border of the pubic symphysis; this is termed the intertubercular plane (or transtubercular), since it practically corresponds to that passing through the iliac tubercles; behind, its plane cuts the body of the fifth lumbar vertebra.
Additional images
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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. -
Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for arteries and inguinal canal.
See also
- Transpyloric plane
- Intercristal line
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1315 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/_/viewer.aspx?path=dorland&name=plane(2).jpg
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Anatomical planes and lines
- Median plane
- front (Anterior median line/Midsternal line, Parasternal line, Midclavicular line, Anterior axillary line, Midaxillary line)
- back (Posterior median line, Scapular line, Posterior axillary line)
- Thoracic plane
- Transpyloric plane
- Subcostal plane
- Transumbilical plane
- Supracristal plane
- Intertubercular plane
- Interspinous plane
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