Coronal plane
| Coronal plane | |
|---|---|
 The main anatomical planes of the human body, including median (red), parasagittal (yellow), frontal or coronal plane (blue) and transverse or axial plane (green) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | plana coronalia |
| TA | A01.2.00.001 |
| FMA | 12246 |
A coronal plane (also known as the frontal plane) is any vertical plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal (belly and back) sections.
It is one of the three main planes of the body used to describe the location of body parts in relation to each other.
Details
The coronal plane is an example of a longitudinal plane, because it is perpendicular to the transverse plane. For a human, the mid-coronal plane would transect a standing body into two halves (front and back, or anterior and posterior) in an imaginary line that cuts through both shoulders.
Abduction and adduction are terms for movements of limbs relative to the coronal plane.
The sternal plane (planum sternale) is a coronal plane which transects the front of the sternum.[1]
Etymology
The term is derived from Latin corona (“garland, crown”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korōnē, “garland, wreath”).
Additional images
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Sectional Planes of the Brain
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Identical twins at a gestational age of 15 weeks, shown in coronal and sagittal plane, respectively
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Sagittal Section (top) Vs. coronal section (bottom) of a mouse brain
See also
References
- ↑ "Definition: sternal plane from Online Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 2007-12-17.
External links
- "Anatomical Orientation - Page 2 of 9". University of Michigan Medical School.