Enum: AnatomicalPlane

Standard anatomical planes for sectioning

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
SAGITTAL	BSPO:0000417
MIDSAGITTAL	BSPO:0000009
PARASAGITTAL	BSPO:0000008
CORONAL	BSPO:0000019
TRANSVERSE	BSPO:0000018
OBLIQUE	None	Any plane not parallel to sagittal, coronal, or transverse planes

Slots

Name	Description
anatomical_plane	Standard anatomical planes for sectioning

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: AnatomicalPlane
description: Standard anatomical planes for sectioning
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  SAGITTAL:
    text: SAGITTAL
    meaning: BSPO:0000417
    annotations:
      orientation:
        tag: orientation
        value: parallel to the median plane
    title: Vertical plane dividing body into left and right
    aliases:
    - sagittal plane
  MIDSAGITTAL:
    text: MIDSAGITTAL
    meaning: BSPO:0000009
    annotations:
      aliases:
        tag: aliases
        value: median plane
      note:
        tag: note
        value: divides body into equal left and right halves
    title: Sagittal plane through the midline
    aliases:
    - midsagittal plane
  PARASAGITTAL:
    text: PARASAGITTAL
    meaning: BSPO:0000008
    annotations:
      note:
        tag: note
        value: any sagittal plane not at midline
    title: Sagittal plane parallel to midline
    aliases:
    - parasagittal plane
  CORONAL:
    text: CORONAL
    meaning: BSPO:0000019
    annotations:
      aliases:
        tag: aliases
        value: frontal plane
      orientation:
        tag: orientation
        value: perpendicular to sagittal plane
    title: Vertical plane dividing body into anterior and posterior
    aliases:
    - horizontal plane
  TRANSVERSE:
    text: TRANSVERSE
    meaning: BSPO:0000018
    annotations:
      aliases:
        tag: aliases
        value: horizontal plane, axial plane
      orientation:
        tag: orientation
        value: perpendicular to longitudinal axis
    title: Horizontal plane dividing body into superior and inferior
    aliases:
    - transverse plane
  OBLIQUE:
    text: OBLIQUE
    description: Any plane not parallel to sagittal, coronal, or transverse planes
    annotations:
      note:
        tag: note
        value: angled section