Coronal plane

Coronal plane
The main anatomical planes of the human body, including median (red), parasagittal (yellow), frontal or coronal plane (blue) and transverse or axial plane (green)
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Latin	plana coronalia
TA	A01.2.00.001
FMA	12246
Anatomical terminology []

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

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

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

Abduction and adduction are terms for movements of limbs relative to the coronal plane.

The sternal plane (planum sternale) is a coronal plane which transects the front of the sternum.

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

Sectional Planes of the Brain

Identical twins at a gestational age of 15 weeks, shown in coronal and sagittal plane, respectively

Sagittal Section (top) Vs. coronal section (bottom) of a mouse brain