Transverse plane

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Transverse plane
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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Latin	plana transversalia
TA98	A01.2.00.006
TA2	52
FMA	12247 71928, 12247
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The transverse plane (also known as the horizontal plane, axial plane and transaxial plane) is an anatomical plane that divides the body into superior and inferior sections. It is perpendicular to the coronal and sagittal planes.