Flank (anatomy)

Flank
Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. (Latus labeled as "lumbar".)
Details
Latin	regio lateralis
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

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]

In some contexts, it is sometimes called the lumbar region.

References

↑ 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.

Surface axial anatomy and general regions

Triangles:	Anterior Muscular Carotid Submandibular Submental Posterior Occipital Subclavian Suboccipital

Supraclavicular fossa

Triangle of auscultation Axillary folds Anterior Posterior Clavipectoral triangle Inframammary fold

Infraclavicular fossa

regions	Epigastrium Hypochondrium Umbilical region Flank Hypogastrium Inguinal region

quadrants	RUQ LUQ RLQ LLQ

Lap Lumbar triangle McBurney's point Desjardins' point Traube's space

General anatomy: systems and organs, regional anatomy, planes and lines, superficial axial anatomy, superficial anatomy of limbs

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