• Dr. Bob@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Dorsal plane still doesn’t make sense to me as dorsal/ventral are the directions in the plane. In the same way it wouldn’t make sense to describe something as the lateral plane if the directions are medial/lateral. But as I said I’m a brain guy.

    • Umbrias@beehaw.org
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      3 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!