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ANATOMICAL PLANES

01/02/2021 LECTURE BY : DR TOOBA


Transverse(Horizontal)Plane:
Transverse
planes, also called horizontal, or cross-
sectional, planes, divide the
body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower)
portions.

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Frontal (Coronal) Plane:
Coronal, or frontal, planes also pass lengthwise
and divide the body
into anterior (front) and posterior (back)
portions.

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Mid Sagittal (Median) Plane:
A sagittal plane extends vertically
through the body dividing it into right
and left portions.
A midsagittal (median)
plane is a sagittal plane that passes
lengthwise through the
midplane of the body, dividing it equally
into right and left halves.

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