coronal plane
The term coronal plane refers to a cross-sectional view of the brain commonly presented in illustrations of its internal structure. Roughly speaking, the term refers to a vertical plane that extends from side to side of the brain. For a more precise definition of its use in BrainInfo see " plane of section ". For a comprehensive review and discussion of uses of this and related terms by different authors, see ( Anthoney-1994 ).
Also known as
| Name | Language | Source | Source Citation | Source Title | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| coronal section | English | NeuroNames-2000 | NeuroNames is used as a term's source if no published source of the term has been found. In most cases, the term is an English translation of a commonly used Latin term. In some cases it is a Latin translation of an English term for which no published Latin equivalent has been found. Latin roots of words not found in the neuroanatomical literature are derived from Cassell's Latin Dictionary (Simpson-59). | Unspecified | |
| frontal plane | English | Clarke-1920 | Part II in Investigation of the Central Nervous System, The Johns Hopkins Hospital Reports (special volume), Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1920 | Atlas of photographs of frontal sections of the cranium and brain of the rhesus monkey (Macacus Rhesus) | Unspecified |
| coronal plane | English | Wikipedia-2024a | Lamina terminalis | Unspecified |