Transverse plane | |
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The main anatomical planes of the human body, including median (red), paramedian (yellow), frontal or coronal plane (blue) and transverse or axial plane (green) | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | plana transversalia |
TA98 | A01.2.00.006 |
TA2 | 52 |
FMA | 12247 71928, 12247 |
Anatomical terminology |
The transverse plane or axial plane (also called the horizontal plane or transaxial plane) is an imaginary plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts. It is perpendicular to the coronal plane and sagittal plane.
It is one of the planes of the body used to describe the location of body parts in relation to each other.