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

See also

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