Flank (anatomy)

Flank
Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. (Latus labeled as "lumbar".)
Details
Identifiers
Latinregio lateralis
TA98A01.2.04.004
TA2259
FMA14603
Anatomical terminology

The flank or latus is the side of the body between the rib cage and the iliac bone of the hip (below the rib cage and above the ilium).[1]

It is sometimes called the lumbar region.

References

  1. ^ Alberts, Daniel Albert; et al. (2012). Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary (32nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier. p. 714. ISBN 978-1-4160-6257-8.


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