Basic Human Anatomy

1-9. PLANES OF THE BODY

1-9. PLANES OF THE BODY

See figure 1-3 for the imaginary planes used to describe the body.

a. Sagittal planes are vertical planes that pass through the body from front to back. The median or midsagittal plane is the vertical plane that divides the body into right and left halves.

b. Horizontal (transverse) planes are parallel to the floor. They are perpendicular to both the sagittal and frontal planes.

c. Frontal (coronal) planes are vertical planes which pass through the body from side to side. They are perpendicular to the sagittal plane.

Figure 1-3. Planes of the human body.

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