planes of the body

Imaginary, two-dimensional surfaces used for anatomical description. The sagittal plane is a vertical plane that cuts the body into right and left halves. The coronal plane is a vertical plane that separates the front half of the body from the back. The transverse plane cuts the body horizontally at any level.

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