- Location
- Located between the Jugular Notch and the Pubic Symphysis
- Halfway between xiphisternum and umbilicus
- Passes through lower border of L1 Vertebra
- Cuts costal margin at the tip of the 9th Costal Cartilage
- At the lateral border of the Rectus Abdominis (Semilunar Line)
- Crosses
- L1
- Spinal cord ends at the Conus Medullaris
- Fundus of the Gallbladder
- Pylorus of the Stomach
- Duodenojejunal Flexure
- Head, Neck and Body of Pancreas
- Just above the attachment of the Transverse Mesocolon
- Supracolic Compartment lies above the plane
- Superior Mesenteric Artery leaves the Aorta
- Splenic Vein joins the Superior Mesenteric Vein to form the Portal Vein
- Hilum of each Kidney lies on this plane – the right just below and the left just above
- Hilum of Spleen