Coronal plane
Any vertical anatomical plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal sections
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.
01Details
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 ventral and dorsal) 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.
The sternal plane (planum sternale) is a coronal plane which transects the front of the sternum.
02Etymology
The term is derived from Latin corona ('garland, crown'), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korōnē, 'garland, wreath'). The coronal plane is so called because it lies in the same direction as the coronal suture.
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- Human anatomy planes, labeled.svg by David Richfield and Mikael Häggström, M.D. and cmglee, CC BY-SA 4.0
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