This was an arbitrary decision made by anatomists many centuries ago. It is based on the "anatomical position". This was made so each would know what the other was speaking about.
frontal plane or coronal plane
The plane that divides the body into front and back halves is called the frontal or coronal plane. This plane runs vertically from side to side, creating a front section (anterior) and a back section (posterior).
One plane that divides into front and back is the sagittal plane, which runs from front to back and divides the body into left and right halves. Another plane is the frontal (coronal) plane, which divides the body into front and back portions.
The body is divided into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions by the frontal (coronal) plane. This plane runs vertically from side to side and divides the body into front and back halves.
Coronal plane is a medical term. It is an imaginary line that slices the body in half cutting the body into front and back halves.
That would be called a transverse section.
The line that divides the body into two equal parts is called the sagittal plane. It runs vertically from the front to the back of the body, creating left and right halves. When it specifically divides the body into two equal halves, it is referred to as the midsagittal or median plane.
The three main anatomical axes in the body are the sagittal axis (divides the body into left and right halves), the transverse axis (divides the body into top and bottom halves), and the frontal axis (divides the body into front and back halves).
To cut a cadaver into equal left and right halves, you would make a sagittal cut along the midline of the body, which runs vertically from the front to the back. This cut divides the body into symmetrical left and right sections. It's important to ensure that the cut is made along the median plane for the halves to be equal.
front
Abduction typically occurs in the frontal plane, which divides the body into front and back halves. It involves movement away from the midline of the body. Examples include raising your arms out to the side or spreading your fingers apart.
1. Frontal plane is also called (Coronal Plane)- Divides the body into front and back halves. 2. Saggittal plane- Divides the body into left and right division. 3. Transverse plane- Horizontal division that divides the body into upper and lower halves. -Mariah Pappan