Sagittal plane

Sagittal plane

Diagram showing sagittal, coronal and transverse planes.

Mid-sagittal section of a human skull, by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1489
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Identifiers
Latin plana sagittalia
TA A01.2.00.003
FMA 71926

Anatomical terminology

A sagittal plane is an anatomical plane which divides the body into right and left halves.[1]

Variations

Examples include:

Terminology

The term sagittal is derived from the Latin word Sagitta, meaning "arrow". An image of an arrow piercing a body and passing from front (anterior) to back (posterior) on a parabolic trajectory would be one way to demonstrate the derivation of the term. Another explanation would be the notching of the sagittal suture posteriorly by the lambdoidal suture β€”similar to feathers on an arrow.

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References

  1. ↑ Mark Vella (May 2008). Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training. New Holland Publishers. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-1-84773-153-1. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Median plane" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  3. ↑ Kapit, Wynn (2014). The anatomy coloring book. San Francisco: Pearson. ISBN 9780321832016.
  4. ↑ Yokochi, Chihiro; Rohen, Johannes W. Color Atlas of Anatomy: A Photographic Study of the Human Body. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 2006. 217 p. ISBN 0-7817-9013-1.
  5. ↑ http://www.asu.edu/courses/kin335/documents/Movement%20Terminology.pdf
  6. ↑ Winslow, Valerie (Dec 23, 2008). Classic Human Anatomy: The Artist's Guide to Form, Function, and Movement. Watson-Guptill. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0823024156.
  7. ↑ Winslow, Valerie (Dec 23, 2008). Classic Human Anatomy: The Artist's Guide to Form, Function, and Movement. Watson-Guptill. pp. 34–35. ISBN 0823024156.
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