Flank (anatomy)

Flank (anatomy)
Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. (Latus labeled as "lumbar".)
Details
Latin	regio lateralis
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_04/12479185
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The flank or latus is the side of the body between the rib cage and the iliac bone of the hip (below the rib cage and above the ilium).^[1]

In some contexts, it is sometimes called the lumbar region.

References

↑ Alberts, Daniel Albert; et al. (2012). Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary. (32nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier. p. 714. ISBN 978-1-4160-6257-8. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Surface axial anatomy and general regions

Head

Nasolabial fold

Neck

Triangles:	Anterior Muscular Carotid Submandibular Submental Posterior Occipital Subclavian Suboccipital

Supraclavicular fossa

Thorax

Triangle of auscultation Axillary folds Anterior Posterior Clavipectoral triangle Inframammary fold

Infraclavicular fossa

Abdomen/pelvis

regions	Epigastrium Hypochondrium Umbilical region Flank Hypogastrium Inguinal region

quadrants	RUQ LUQ RLQ LLQ

Lap Lumbar triangle McBurney's point Desjardins' point Traube's space

Perineal

General anatomy: systems and organs, regional anatomy, planes and lines, superficial axial anatomy, superficial anatomy of limbs

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