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The main anatomical planes of the human body, including median (red), paramedian (yellow), frontal or coronal plane (blue) and transverse or axial plane (green)
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Plane located halfway between the jugular notch and the upper border of the
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Anatomical plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts
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Typically located at the superior border of L3, or transects L3;
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Clinically relevant anatomical planes with associated structures
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Attachment of costal cartilage of rib 2 at the sternal angle;
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Located at the level of L3/L4 vertebral junction or IV disc;
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Transverse plane which transverses the anterior superior
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may be too technical for most readers to understand
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