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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.
An anatomicalplane is a hypothetical plane used to transect the body, in order to describe the location of structures or the direction of movements. In...
describing terms, the body is described through the use of anatomicalplanes and anatomical axes. The meaning of terms that are used can change depending...
The sagittal plane (/ˈsædʒɪtəl/; also known as the longitudinal plane) is an anatomicalplane that divides the body into right and left sections. It is...
The coronal plane (also known as the frontal plane) is an anatomicalplane that divides the body into dorsal and ventral sections. It is perpendicular...
The transverse plane (also known as the horizontal plane, axial plane and transaxial plane) is an anatomicalplane that divides the body into superior...
Anatomical terminology is a form of scientific terminology used by anatomists, zoologists, and health professionals such as doctors, physicians, and pharmacists...
horizontal plane. Many anatomical terms derive from Latin terms with the same meaning. Motions are classified after the anatomicalplanes they occur in...
The standard anatomical position, or standard anatomical model, is the scientifically agreed upon reference position for anatomical location terms. Standard...
see anatomical terms of location. For many purposes of anatomical description, positions and directions are relative to the standard anatomicalplanes and...
The transpyloric plane, also known as Addison's plane, is an imaginary horizontal plane, located halfway between the suprasternal notch of the manubrium...
Anatomical "lines", or "reference lines," are theoretical lines drawn through anatomical structures and are used to describe anatomical location. The...
[page needed] The transverse thoracic plane, thoracic plane, plane of Louis or plane of Ludwig is an important anatomicalplane at the level of the sternal angle...
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...
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...
(MPR) is the process of converting data from one anatomicalplane (usually transverse) to other planes. It can be used for thin slices as well as projections...
has assisted in the classification of animals. The first specifically anatomical investigation separate from a surgical or medical procedure is associated...
transverse plane midway between the upper transverse and the upper border of the pubic symphysis; this is termed the intertubercular plane (or transtubercular)...
superficial, visceral or deep, and further designated according to their anatomical location. Fasciae were traditionally thought of as passive structures...
teres major and often to a few fibers of the latissimus dorsi. The anatomicalplane that passes vertically through the inferior angle is named the scapular...
radial plane is an anatomicalplane that is used to describe a virtual slice along a radius of a somewhat cylindrical shaped body part. The radial planes need...
allow: Joint movements are described with reference to the basic anatomicalplanes. synarthrosis – permits little or no mobility. Most synarthrosis joints...
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...
water pressure. Sharks and rays are basal fish with numerous primitive anatomical features similar to those of ancient fish, including skeletons composed...
biaxial joint is a freely mobile joint that allows movement in two anatomicalplanes. An example of a biaxial joint is a metacarpophalangeal joint of the...
The interspinous plane (Planum interspinale) is an anatomical transverse plane that passes through the anterior superior iliac spines. It separates the...
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Supracristal plane (Planum supracristale) (or supracrestal plane) is an anatomical transverse plane lying at the upper most part of the pelvis, the iliac...