Preferred Name

anatomical plane
Synonyms

cross-section

anatomical section

anatomical cross-section

plane

section

Definitions

A flat 2D plane intersecting an anatomical continuant, dividing it into two adjacent portions. 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.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BSPO_0000400

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.

database_cross_reference

FMA:242982

definition

A flat 2D plane intersecting an anatomical continuant, dividing it into two adjacent portions.

has_exact_synonym

anatomical section

anatomical cross-section

plane

section

has_obo_namespace

spatial

has_related_synonym

cross-section

id

BSPO:0000400

label

anatomical plane

notation

BSPO:0000400

prefLabel

anatomical plane

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CARO_0000010

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