transverse plane

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divides body into upper and lower parts, horizontal

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frontal plane

a plane that separates the body into a front and back part

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midsagittal or medial plane

a plane that separates the body into right and left parts down the body’s midline

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oblique plane

a plane that separates the body into parts that are neither perfectly vertical nor horizontal

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parasagittal plane

a plane that runs from top to bottom dividing the body into right and left unequal parts

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frontal planes are called

coronal planes

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transverse planes are called

horizontal planes