What plane divides the body into left and right halves?

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What plane divides the body into left and right halves?

Explanation:
Think of orientation planes as vertical or horizontal slices of the body. A sagittal plane runs vertically and divides left from right. When this plane passes exactly through the midline, it creates equal left and right halves—that’s the midsagittal (or midline sagittal) plane. The frontal (coronal) plane separates front from back, and the transverse (horizontal) plane separates top from bottom, so they don’t produce left-right halves.

Think of orientation planes as vertical or horizontal slices of the body. A sagittal plane runs vertically and divides left from right. When this plane passes exactly through the midline, it creates equal left and right halves—that’s the midsagittal (or midline sagittal) plane. The frontal (coronal) plane separates front from back, and the transverse (horizontal) plane separates top from bottom, so they don’t produce left-right halves.

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