Coronal plane
Diagram showing the three major planes of the body.
Latin	plana coronalia

A coronal plane (also known as the frontal plane) is any vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior (belly and back) sections.

It is one of the planes of the body used to describe the location of body parts in relation to each other.

Contents 1 Examples 2 Terminology 3 Larger perspective 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Examples

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.

[edit] Terminology

The term is derived from Latin corona (“‘garland, crown’”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korōnē), “‘garland, wreath’”).

[edit] Larger perspective

The coronal plane is an example of a longitudinal plane, because it is perpendicular to the transverse plane.

[edit] See also

• Sagittal plane
• Transverse plane
• Anatomical terms of location

[edit] External links

• "Anatomical Orientation - Page 2 of 9". University of Michigan Medical School. http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/anatomical_orientation_module/anat_orient02.html. 

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