{{Short description|Region of the abdomen}} {{Infobox anatomy | Name = Hypogastrium | Latin = regio hypogastrica, regio pubica | Image = Gray1220.png | Caption = Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. | Image2 = Gray1034.png | Caption2 = Front view of the thoracic and abdominal viscera. a. Median plane. b b. Lateral planes. c c. Trans tuberculllar plane. d d. Subcostal plane. e e. Transpyloric plane. | System = }} The '''hypogastrium''' (also called the '''hypogastric region''' or '''suprapubic region''') is a region of the abdomen located below the umbilical region.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lackie |first1=J |last2=Nation |first2=B |title=A Dictionary of Biomedicine |date=2019 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780191829116 |edition=Second |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780191829116.001.0001/acref-9780191829116-e-4619?rskey=jZStg2&result=1}}</ref>

==Etymology== The roots of the word ''hypogastrium'' mean "below the stomach"; the roots of ''suprapubic'' mean "above the pubic bone".

==Boundaries== The upper limit is the umbilicus while the pubis bone constitutes its lower limit. The lateral boundaries are formed are drawing straight lines through the midway between the anterior superior iliac spine and symphisis pubis.<ref>{{Gray's|inline=1|page=1149}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{UMichAnatomyModule|abdominal_viscera_module/abdominal_01|Abdominal Viscera Basics - Page 1 of 10}}

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