Hypogastrium | |
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Latin | regio hypogastrica, regio pubica |
TA98 | A01.2.04.007 |
TA2 | 263 |
FMA | 14602 |
Anatomical terminology |
The hypogastrium (also called the hypogastric regionorsuprapubic region) is a region of the abdomen located below the umbilical region.[1]
The roots of the word hypogastrium mean "below the stomach"; the roots of suprapubic mean "above the pubic bone".
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]
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