•  Umbrias   ( @Umbrias@beehaw.org ) 
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    27 months ago

    Dorsal means towards the (anatomical) back, ventral means towards the ground. These are perpendicular to the dorsal plane, as frontwards is perpendicular to the frontal plane.

    I’m unfamiliar with brain orientation so perhaps the tradition is a bit different!

    •  Dr. Bob   ( @DrBob@lemmy.ca ) 
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      27 months ago

      Is the same. We’d call it the horizontal plane though. Dorsal takes a bend so it’s the top of the head and the back. Sagittal sections move medial/lateral and coronal sections move rostral/caudal again taking a bend down the neuraxis of the spine.