Sagittal planes

Plana sagittalia

Definition

Sagittal planes refer to vertically-oriented, antero-posterior planes which, when pass through the body in its anatomical position, divide it into right and left parts.

The sagittal planes lie at right angles to the vertically-oriented coronal planes, while they perpendicularly intersect the transverse (a.k.a. horizontal) planes.

Text written by Muhammad A. Javaid, MD, PhD © 2023 IMAIOS.

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Comparative anatomy in animals

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