Median

Medianus

Definition

Median plane refers to an antero-posterior sagittal plane that passes through the midline or the middle of the body and divides it into right and left equal halves. It is a.k.a. the median sagittal plane.

The median (or median sagittal) plane lies at right angle to the vertically-oriented coronal plane, while it perpendicularly intersect the transverse (or horizontal) plane.

References

Text written by Muhammad A. Javaid, MD, PhD © 2023 IMAIOS.

  • Drake, R.L., Vogl, A.W. and Mitchell, A.W.M. (2009). ‘Chapter 1: The Body’ in Gray’s anatomy for Students. (2nd ed.) Philadelphia PA 19103-2899: Elsevier, pp. 6.

  • SEER Training Modules, Intro to the Human Body, Anatomical Terminology. U. S. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. February 2nd, 2023 < https://training.seer.cancer.gov/anatomy/body/terminology.html>