Which body plane divides the body into equal portions?

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A midsagittal plane is the vertical cut that runs exactly along the body's midline, splitting it into equal left and right halves. Sagittal planes run front to back and separate left from right in general, but only the midsagittal (or median) plane passes through the midline to create identical halves. If the plane is off-center, the portions are not equal. The frontal (coronal) plane divides front from back, and the transverse (horizontal) plane divides top from bottom, so they don’t produce equal left/right halves.