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Coronal plane - definition

aka frontal plane, a coronal plane divides the brain into an anterior and posterior portion. It is created by slicing the brain parallel to the long axis of the body, and thus perpendicular to the floor in a person that is upright.

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The black line above represents a coronal plane.