transverse 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

transverse plane (plural transverse planes)

1. (anatomy) Any plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts, roughly perpendicular to spine.

Synonyms

• horizontal plane
• axial plane
• transaxial plane

Translations

anatomy: plane that divides the body into upper and lower parts

• Finnish: transversaalitaso, horisontaalitaso (fi), transaksiaalinen taso

See also

• coronal plane
• sagittal plane
• transverse plane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia