coronal plane

English

The main anatomical planes of the human body, including median (red), parasagittal (yellow), frontal or coronal plane (blue) and transverse or axial plane (green).

Noun

coronal plane (plural coronal planes)

1. (anatomy) Any vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior (belly and back) sections.

Synonyms

• frontal plane

Translations

anatomy: imaginary plane

• Finnish: frontaalitaso (fi)

See also

• sagittal plane
• transverse plane
• Coronal plane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia