Hypogastrium
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The hypogastrium (also called the hypogastric region or suprapubic region) is a region of the abdomen located below the umbilical region.[1]
Etymology
The roots of the word hypogastrium mean "below the stomach"; the roots of suprapubic mean "above the pubic bone".
Boundaries
The 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
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- ↑ Public domain 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)
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External links
- Abdominal Viscera Basics - Page 1 of 10 anatomy module at med.umich.edu
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