Global Information Lookup Global Information

Anatomical plane information


Anatomical planes in a human:
  median or sagittal plane
  a parasagittal plane
  frontal or coronal plane
  transverse or axial plane

An anatomical plane is a hypothetical plane used to transect the body, in order to describe the location of structures or the direction of movements. In human and non-human anatomy, three principal planes are used:

  • The sagittal plane or lateral plane (longitudinal, anteroposterior) is a plane parallel to the sagittal suture. It divides the body into left and right.
  • The coronal plane or frontal plane (vertical) divides the body into dorsal and ventral (back and front, or posterior and anterior) portions.
  • The transverse plane or axial plane (horizontal) divides the body into cranial and caudal (head and tail) portions.

and 27 Related for: Anatomical plane information

Request time (Page generated in 0.789 seconds.)

Anatomical plane

Last Update:

An anatomical plane is a hypothetical plane used to transect the body, in order to describe the location of structures or the direction of movements. In...

Word Count : 1348

Anatomical terms of location

Last Update:

describing terms, the body is described through the use of anatomical planes and anatomical axes. The meaning of terms that are used can change depending...

Word Count : 5129

Sagittal plane

Last Update:

The sagittal plane (/ˈsædʒɪtəl/; also known as the longitudinal plane) is an anatomical plane that divides the body into right and left sections. It is...

Word Count : 596

Coronal plane

Last Update:

The coronal plane (also known as the frontal plane) is an anatomical plane that divides the body into dorsal and ventral sections. It is perpendicular...

Word Count : 240

Transverse plane

Last Update:

The transverse plane (also known as the horizontal plane, axial plane and transaxial plane) is an anatomical plane that divides the body into superior...

Word Count : 280

Anatomical terminology

Last Update:

Anatomical terminology is a form of scientific terminology used by anatomists, zoologists, and health professionals such as doctors, physicians, and pharmacists...

Word Count : 4473

Anatomical terms of motion

Last Update:

horizontal plane. Many anatomical terms derive from Latin terms with the same meaning. Motions are classified after the anatomical planes they occur in...

Word Count : 2640

Standard anatomical position

Last Update:

The standard anatomical position, or standard anatomical model, is the scientifically agreed upon reference position for anatomical location terms. Standard...

Word Count : 712

Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

Last Update:

see anatomical terms of location. For many purposes of anatomical description, positions and directions are relative to the standard anatomical planes and...

Word Count : 1610

Transpyloric plane

Last Update:

The transpyloric plane, also known as Addison's plane, is an imaginary horizontal plane, located halfway between the suprasternal notch of the manubrium...

Word Count : 898

List of anatomical lines

Last Update:

Anatomical "lines", or "reference lines," are theoretical lines drawn through anatomical structures and are used to describe anatomical location. The...

Word Count : 233

Mediastinum

Last Update:

[page needed] The transverse thoracic plane, thoracic plane, plane of Louis or plane of Ludwig is an important anatomical plane at the level of the sternal angle...

Word Count : 1415

Median plane

Last Update:

the Bilateria, the median plane, also called a mid-sagittal plane and related terms, is used to describe the sagittal plane as it bisects the body vertically...

Word Count : 195

Subcostal plane

Last Update:

subcostal plane is a transverse plane which bisects the body at the level of the 10th costal margin and the vertebra body L3. "Definition: subcostal plane from...

Word Count : 58

CT scan

Last Update:

(MPR) is the process of converting data from one anatomical plane (usually transverse) to other planes. It can be used for thin slices as well as projections...

Word Count : 15952

Comparative anatomy

Last Update:

has assisted in the classification of animals. The first specifically anatomical investigation separate from a surgical or medical procedure is associated...

Word Count : 1244

Intertubercular plane

Last Update:

transverse plane midway between the upper transverse and the upper border of the pubic symphysis; this is termed the intertubercular plane (or transtubercular)...

Word Count : 123

Fascia

Last Update:

superficial, visceral or deep, and further designated according to their anatomical location. Fasciae were traditionally thought of as passive structures...

Word Count : 1321

Scapula

Last Update:

teres major and often to a few fibers of the latissimus dorsi. The anatomical plane that passes vertically through the inferior angle is named the scapular...

Word Count : 3765

Radial plane

Last Update:

radial plane is an anatomical plane that is used to describe a virtual slice along a radius of a somewhat cylindrical shaped body part. The radial planes need...

Word Count : 288

Joint

Last Update:

allow: Joint movements are described with reference to the basic anatomical planes. synarthrosis – permits little or no mobility. Most synarthrosis joints...

Word Count : 1566

Transumbilical plane

Last Update:

The transumbilical plane or umbilical plane, one of the transverse planes in human anatomy, is a horizontal line that passes through the abdomen at the...

Word Count : 76

Fish anatomy

Last Update:

water pressure. Sharks and rays are basal fish with numerous primitive anatomical features similar to those of ancient fish, including skeletons composed...

Word Count : 10952

Biaxial joint

Last Update:

biaxial joint is a freely mobile joint that allows movement in two anatomical planes. An example of a biaxial joint is a metacarpophalangeal joint of the...

Word Count : 160

Interspinous plane

Last Update:

The interspinous plane (Planum interspinale) is an anatomical transverse plane that passes through the anterior superior iliac spines. It separates the...

Word Count : 90

Plant morphology

Last Update:

plant morphology leaf morphology Related topics Allometry Anatomical variation Anatomical plane Body plan Form classification Gracility Hertwig rule History...

Word Count : 4679

Supracristal plane

Last Update:

Supracristal plane (Planum supracristale) (or supracrestal plane) is an anatomical transverse plane lying at the upper most part of the pelvis, the iliac...

Word Count : 188

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net