Intertubercular plane

Intertubercular plane
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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Latin	planum intertuberculare
TA	A01.2.00.010
FMA	74566
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

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.

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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.

References

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

External links

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/_/viewer.aspx?path=dorland&name=plane(2).jpg

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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Intertubercular plane

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