loading...| Preferred Name |
anatomical plane |
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| Synonyms |
anatomical section anatomical cross-section plane section cross-section |
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| Definitions |
These anatomical sections are applicable to most bilaterally symmetrical animals, but bipedal animals such as humans have more complex usage of these terms. For example, in post-embryonic humans a coronal plane is vertical and a transverse plane is horizontal, but for embryos and quadrupeds a coronal plane is horizontal and a transverse plane is vertical. A flat 2D plane intersecting an anatomical continuant, dividing it into two adjacent portions. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BSPO_0000400 |
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| comment |
These anatomical sections are applicable to most bilaterally symmetrical animals, but bipedal animals such as humans have more complex usage of these terms. For example, in post-embryonic humans a coronal plane is vertical and a transverse plane is horizontal, but for embryos and quadrupeds a coronal plane is horizontal and a transverse plane is vertical. |
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| database_cross_reference |
FMA:242982 |
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| definition |
A flat 2D plane intersecting an anatomical continuant, dividing it into two adjacent portions. |
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| has exact synonym |
anatomical section anatomical cross-section plane section |
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| has related synonym |
cross-section |
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spatial |
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| id |
BSPO:0000400 |
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| label |
anatomical plane |
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| notation |
BSPO:0000400 |
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| prefixIRI |
BSPO:0000400 |
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| prefLabel |
anatomical plane |
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