Midclavicular line

The midclavicular line (or midclavicular plane) is a vertical line crossing through the clavicle.

It is useful for evaluating hepatomegaly and identifying heart sounds, as well as finding the gallbladder. (The gallbladder is at the intersection of the midclavicular line and the transpyloric plane.)

• Sagittal plane

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• Diagram at rnceus.com (scroll down to second diagram)
• Diagram at University of Glasgow
• Diagram at illustratedclinicalanatomy.co.uk (see item #10 in figure 5.1
• Naylor C, McCormack D, Sullivan S (1987). “The midclavicular line: a wandering landmark”. CMAJ. 136 (1): 48–50. PMID 2947672.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
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