Transverse plane
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| Latin | plana transversalia |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | p_22/12644673 |
The transverse or axial plane of the human body is any imaginary slice made that cuts the body into top and bottom sections.
It is one of the planes of the body used to describe the location of body parts in relation to each other.
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Examples
- The subcostal plane
- The umbilical plane
- The intertubercular plane (or transtubercular)
In mechanics
Mechanically, the transverse plane is perpendicular to the axial plane and to the pitch plane. In gears with parallel axes, the transverse and the plane of rotation coincide.[1]
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