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*l: Left-right, or lateral axis (cyan, blue-green
*l: Left-right, or lateral axis (cyan, blue-green
*m: Medial  or anterior-posterior axis (magenta)
*m: Medial  or anterior-posterior axis (magenta)


The figure shows three major planes annotated as follows:
The figure shows three major planes annotated as follows:
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*c: Coronal plane (green), containing the axial axis and the lateral axis
*c: Coronal plane (green), containing the axial axis and the lateral axis
*s: Sagittal plane (red), containing  the axial axis and the medial axis
*s: Sagittal plane (red), containing  the axial axis and the medial axis


There also is:
There also is:
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==See Also==
==See Also==
==References==
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[[Category:Radiology]]
[[Category:Radiology]]

Latest revision as of 09:38, 22 March 2026

Anatomic planes of the body.

The figure shows three axes annotated as follows:

  • d: Dorsoventral or Axial axis (yellow)
  • l: Left-right, or lateral axis (cyan, blue-green
  • m: Medial or anterior-posterior axis (magenta)


The figure shows three major planes annotated as follows:

  • a: Axial or horizontal plane (blue), that contains the lateral axis and also the medial axis
  • c: Coronal plane (green), containing the axial axis and the lateral axis
  • s: Sagittal plane (red), containing the axial axis and the medial axis


There also is:

  • e: The eye position showing the anterior end of the brain
  • p: an example of a parasagittal plane (yellow); parasagittal planes comprise the class of planes parallel to (and therefore lateral to)

See Also

References