Transverse plane

For the planes of a gear, see List of gear nomenclature.
Transverse 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).
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Identifiers
Latin plana transversalia
Dorlands
/Elsevier
12644673
TA A01.2.00.006
FMA 71928

Anatomical terminology

The transverse plane (also called the horizontal plane, axial plane, or transaxial plane) is an imaginary plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts. It is perpendicular to the coronal and sagittal planes.

It is one of the planes of the body used to describe the location of body parts in relation to each other. The other two commonly used terms are the coronal plane and the sagittal plane.

List of clinically relevant anatomical planes

Clinically relevant anatomical planes with associated structures

See also

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