Anatomical planes

For anatomical studies, the body is often sectioned (cut) along a flat surface. The most useful body planes are sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes.
Sagittal plane: Is a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts. Asagittalplane that lies exactly in the midline is the mid sagittal plane. All other sagittal planes, offset from the midline, are para sagittal planes.
Frontal (coronal) planes: Lie vertically and divide the body into anterior and posterior parts.
Transverse plane: Runs horizontal from right to left, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts.