The subcostal plane is a

transverse plane The transverse plane (also known as the horizontal plane, axial plane and transaxial plane) is an anatomical plane that divides the body into Anatomical terms of location#Superior and inferior, superior and inferior sections. It is perpendicula ...

which bisects the body at the level of the 10th

costal margin The costal margin, also known as the costal arch, is the lower edge of the chest (thorax) formed by the bottom edge of the rib cage. Structure The costal margin is the medial margin formed by the cartilages of the seventh to tenth ribs. It attac ...

and the

vertebra The spinal column, a defining synapomorphy shared by nearly all vertebrates,Hagfish are believed to have secondarily lost their spinal column is a moderately flexible series of vertebrae (singular vertebra), each constituting a characteristic ...

body L3.

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External links

* http://www.liv.ac.uk/HumanAnatomy/phd/mbchb/travel/surface1.html * http://www.qub.ac.uk/cskills/Abd%20exam.htm Anatomy {{Anatomy-stub