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frontal plane

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frontal plane [¦frənt·əl ¦plān]
(anatomy)
Any plane parallel with the long axis of the body and perpendicular to the sagittal plane.
(medicine)
In electrocardiography and vectorcardiography, the projection of the vertical axis.


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Frontal Plane (also called Coronal Plane)--runs vertically through the body and divides into anterior (front) and posterior (back) segments.
Three tests that have been demonstrated to reflect the performance of the rotator cuff muscles were performed with the subject seated and the trunk stabilized: shoulder external rotation in neutral at 0 degrees of elevation, shoulder internal rotation in neutral at 0 degrees of elevation, and shoulder abduction at 90 degrees of elevation and 40 degrees anterior to the frontal plane and neutral shoulder rotation.
1,2) In adults without pathology, the femur is twisted so the head and neck of the femur are angled forward between 15 and 20 degrees from the frontal plane of the body.
 
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