Hypogastrium

Hypogastrium

Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen.

Front view of the thoracic and abdominal viscera. a. Median plane. b b. Lateral planes. c c. Trans tuberculllar plane. d d. Subcostal plane. e e. Transpyloric plane.
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Latin regio hypogastrica, regio pubica
TA A01.2.04.007
FMA 14602

Anatomical terminology

In anatomy, the hypogastrium (also called the hypogastric region or suprapubic region) is a region of the abdomen located below the umbilical region. The pubis bone constitutes its lower limit. The roots of the word hypogastrium mean "below the stomach"; the roots of suprapubic mean "above the pubic bone".

References

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



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