A lower transverse plane midway between the upper transverse and the upper border of the pubic symphysis; this is termed the intertubercular plane (or transtubercular), since it practically corresponds to that passing through the iliac tubercles; behind, its plane cuts the upper border of the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5).

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See also

• Quadrants and regions of abdomen

• Interspinous plane

• Subcostal plane

• Supracristal plane

• Transpyloric plane

• Transumbilical plane

References

External links

• http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/_/viewer.aspx?path=dorland&name=plane(2).jpg