The hypogastrium (also called the hypogastric region or suprapubic region) is a region of the abdomen located below the umbilical region.[1]
| 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. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | regio hypogastrica, regio pubica |
| TA98 | A01.2.04.007 |
| TA2 | 263 |
| FMA | 14602 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Etymology
editThe roots of the word hypogastrium mean "below the stomach"; the roots of suprapubic mean "above the pubic bone".
Boundaries
editThe upper limit is the umbilicus while the pubis bone constitutes its lower limit. The lateral boundaries are formed are drawing straight lines through the midway between the anterior superior iliac spine and symphisis pubis.[2]
References
edit- ^ Lackie, J; Nation, B (2019). A Dictionary of Biomedicine (Second ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191829116.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text in the public domain from page 1149 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
edit- Abdominal Viscera Basics - Page 1 of 10 anatomy module at med.umich.edu
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