| Hypogastrium |
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| Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. |
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| Front view of the thoracic and abdominal viscera. a. Median plane. b b. Lateral planes. c c. Trans tubercular plane. d d. Subcostal plane. e e. Transpyloric plane. |
| Latin |
regio hypogastrica, regio pubica |
| Gray's |
subject #246 1149 |
The hypogastrium (alternative names including hypogastric region, pubic region and suprapubic region) is an area of the human abdomen located below the navel. The pubis bone constitutes its lower limit.
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