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{{Short description|Any vertical anatomical plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal sections}}

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The coronal plane (also known as the frontal plane) is an anatomical plane that divides the body into dorsal and ventral sections. It is perpendicular to the sagittal and transverse planes.

Details

The coronal plane is an example of a longitudinal 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. The description of the coronal plane applies to most animals as well as humans even though humans walk upright and the various planes are usually shown in the vertical orientation.{{cn|date=September 2022}}The sternal plane (planum sternale) is a coronal plane which transects the front of the sternum.WEB,cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?sternal+plane, Definition: sternal plane from Online Medical Dictionary, 2007-12-17,

Etymology

The term is derived from Latin corona (’garland, crown’), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korōnÄ“, ‘garland, wreath’). The coronal plane is so called because it lies in the same direction as the coronal suture.{{cn|date=September 2022}}

Additional images

File:Coronal plane CT scan of the paranasal sinuses illustrative image.jpg|CT scan of the paranasal sinuses with coronal reconstruction (right) and axial planning data (left).

See also

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• Anatomical terms of location
• Sagittal plane
• Transverse plane

References

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External links

• WEB,anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/anatomical_orientation_module/anat_orient02.html, Anatomical Orientation - Page 2 of 9, University of Michigan Medical School, dead,anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/anatomical_orientation_module/anat_orient02.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20071123142606anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/anatomical_orientation_module/anat_orient02.html,">web.archive.org/web/20071123142606anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/anatomical_orientation_module/anat_orient02.html, 2007-11-23

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