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Trans tubercular plane

Intertubercular plane
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Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. (Transtubercular is bottom horizontal line.)
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Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for duodenum, pancreas, and kidneys.
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Identifiers
Latin planum intertuberculare
TA A01.2.00.010
FMA 74566
Anatomical terminology
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A lower transverse line 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.

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.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1315 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)



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