When you are facing someone in normal anatomical position, at which body plane are you looking?

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When you are facing someone in normal anatomical position, at which body plane are you looking?

When you face someone in the normal anatomical position, you’re viewing the body from the front. The plane that divides the body into front and back parts is the frontal plane (also called the coronal plane). The sagittal planes divide left and right, with the midsagittal being the midline; the transverse plane divides upper and lower parts. So the view from the front aligns with the frontal plane.

When you face someone in the normal anatomical position, you’re viewing the body from the front. The plane that divides the body into front and back parts is the frontal plane (also called the coronal plane). The sagittal planes divide left and right, with the midsagittal being the midline; the transverse plane divides upper and lower parts. So the view from the front aligns with the frontal plane.

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