Subcostal plane

Subcostal plane
Subcostal plane
	Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for duodenum, pancreas, and kidneys. (Subcostal plane is approximately at level of "C")
	Front view of the thoracic and abdominal viscera.; a. Median plane.; b. Lateral planes.; c. Trans tubercular plane.; d. Subcostal plane.; e. Transpyloric plane.
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Identifiers
Latin	planum subcostale
TA98	A01.2.00.008
TA2	54
FMA	14610
	Anatomical terminology

The subcostal plane is a transverse plane which bisects the body at the level of the 10th costal margin and the vertebra body L3.^[1]

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Anatomical planes and lines
Sagittal plane	Median plane front (Anterior median line/Midsternal line, Parasternal line, Midclavicular line, Anterior axillary line, Midaxillary line) back (Posterior median line, Scapular line, Posterior axillary line)
Transverse plane	Thoracic plane Transpyloric plane Subcostal plane Transumbilical plane Supracristal plane Intertubercular plane Interspinous plane
Coronal/frontal plane	Sternal plane