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Subcostal plane

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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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Latin	planum subcostale
TA98	A01.2.00.008
TA2	54
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.

References

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

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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 Transumbilical plane Supracristal plane Intertubercular plane Interspinous plane
Coronal/frontal plane	Sternal plane

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