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Frontal plane - definition

aka coronal plane, a frontal 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 frontal plane.