Subcostal plane

Subcostal plane
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.
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Identifiers
Latin	planum subcostale
Dorlands /Elsevier	p_22/12644635
TA	A01.2.00.008
FMA	14610
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

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

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

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Anatomical planes and lines

Sagittal plane	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)

Transverse plane	Thoracic plane Transpyloric plane Subcostal plane Umbilical plane Supracristal plane Intertubercular plane Interspinous plane

Coronal/frontal plane	Sternal plane

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

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