Intertubercular plane | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | planum intertuberculare |
TA98 | A01.2.00.010 |
TA2 | 57 |
FMA | 74566 |
Anatomical terminology |
A lower transverse plane midway between the upper transverse and the upper border of thepubic symphysis; this is termed theintertubercular plane (ortranstubercular), since it practically corresponds to that passing through theiliac tubercles; behind, its plane cuts the body of the fifthlumbar vertebra.
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 1315 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)