Flank (anatomy)

Flank
Flank
	Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. (Latus labeled as "lumbar".)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	regio lateralis
TA98	A01.2.04.004
TA2	259
FMA	14603
	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]

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.