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==Overview==
The '''transverse''' plane (also called the '''horizontal plane''', '''axial plane''', or '''transaxial plane''')  is an imaginary plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts. It is perpendicular to the coronal and sagittal planes.  

It is one of the [[Anatomical terms of location#Planes|planes]] of the body used to describe the location of body parts in relation to each other. The other two commonly used terms are the [[Coronal plane]] and the [[Sagittal plane]].

==Examples== 
* The ''[[transpyloric plane]]''

* The ''[[subcostal plane]]''

* The ''[[umbilical plane]]'' 

* The ''[[intertubercular plane]]'' (or transtubercular)

* The ''[[interspinous plane]]''

==See also==
*[[Sagittal plane]]
*[[Coronal plane]]


{{Anatomical planes}}

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