Sternal plane

Sternal plane
Details
Latin	planum sternale
Dorlands /Elsevier	p_22/12644631
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The sternal plane is a coronal plane which transects the front of the sternum.^[1]

References

↑ "Definition: sternal plane from Online Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 2007-12-17.

Anatomical planes and lines

Sagittal plane	Median plane front (Anterior median line/Midsternal line, Parasternal line, Midclavicular line, Anterior axillary line, Midaxillary line) back (Posterior median line, Scapular line, Posterior axillary line)

Transverse plane	Thoracic plane Transpyloric plane Subcostal plane Umbilical plane Supracristal plane Intertubercular plane Interspinous plane

Coronal/frontal plane	Sternal plane

General anatomy: systems and organs, regional anatomy, planes and lines, superficial axial anatomy, superficial anatomy of limbs

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