Dorsal plane

Dorsal plane
The standard anatomical planes of both a human and a goat displaying three anatomical planes:
  the midsagittal plane
  the transverse plane
  the dorsal plane, often called the coronal or frontal plane in human anatomy
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Identifiers
Latinplana coronalia
TA98A01.2.00.001
TA248
FMA12246
Anatomical terminology

The dorsal plane (also known as the coronal plane or frontal plane, especially in human anatomy) is an anatomical plane that divides the body into dorsal and ventral sections.[1] It is perpendicular to the sagittal and transverse planes.

  1. ^ Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria (6 ed.). World Association of Veterinary Anatomists. 2017. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-05-08.