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Keywords:
Crosswise,
Perpendicular,
Lying,
Longitudinal,
Axis
Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal.
Anything that is transverse or athwart.
The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.
Crosswise; lying across the long axis of the body or of a part.
Keywords:
Inferior,
Superior,
Plane,
Transaxial,
Anatomy
in the horizontal plane
Refers to medically defined 'lines' that divides the body into the superior and inferior regions.
The plane of section that runs from the front to the back of the body, dividing it into top and bottom parts. Also known as axial, transaxial, or cross section.
Refers to a cut that divides the body into superior and inferior portions.
Keywords:
Endwalls,
Parallel,
Slice,
Direction,
Horizontal
The transverse view is a horizontal slice taken through the body, parallel with the ground.
The direction parallel to the endwalls.
The direction parallel to the main frames.
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