Flank (anatomy)
Side of the body between the rib cage and the hip / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Flank | |
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Latin | regio lateralis |
TA98 | A01.2.04.004 |
TA2 | 259 |
FMA | 14603 |
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It is sometimes called the lumbar region.