Which term is another name for frontal planes?

• A. Axial planes
• B. Coronal planes
• C. Midsagittal planes
• D. Parasagittal planes

Answer: (B)

Frontal planes are the coronal planes. They run from side to side and divide the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions, being perpendicular to sagittal planes that separate left from right. The name coronal comes from the skull’s coronal suture, and in anatomy the two terms are used interchangeably.

Axial (horizontal) planes divide the body into superior and inferior parts. Midsagittal (median) planes split the body into equal left and right halves along the midline. Parasagittal planes are any sagittal planes that are offset from the midline.