Fig. 12.1 Palpable structures of the abdomen and pelvis
Anterior view. See pp. 2–3 for structures of the back.
Fig. 12.1 Palpable structures of the abdomen and pelvis
Anterior view. See pp. 2–3 for structures of the back.
Fig. 12.2 Quadrants and layers of the cavitas abdominopelvica
Anterior view. The location of the organs of the abdomen and pelvis can be described by quadrant and layer.
Table 12.1 Transverse planes through the abdomen
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Transverse plane midway between the superior borders of the symphysis pubica and the manubrium sterni |
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Plane at the lowest level of the costal margin (the inferior margin of cartilago costalis X) |
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Plane passing through the summits of the cristae iliacae |
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Plane at the level of the tubercula iliaca (the tuberculum iliacum lies ~5 cm posterolateral to the spina iliaca superior anterior) |
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Plane at the level of the spinae iliacae superiores anteriores |
Table 12.2 Regions of the abdomen
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Planum transpyloricum
Planum subcostale
Planum supracristale
Planum transtuberculare
Planum interspinale
Left regio inguinalis
Right regio hypochondriaca
Right regio lateralis
Right regio inguinalis