Posterior median line

Posterior median line
Illustration of a human back.
Posterior view of the thorax and shoulder girdle.
Details
Identifiers
Latinlinea mediana posterior
TA98A01.2.00.022
TA270
FMA20311
Anatomical terminology
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The posterior median line is a sagittal line on the posterior torso at the midline.

A similar term is "vertebral line", which defined by the spinous processes.[1] However, this term is not in Terminologia Anatomica.

References

  1. ^ "Anatomical Principles". Meddean.luc.edu. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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Anatomical planes and lines
Sagittal plane
  • Median plane
  • front (Anterior median line/Midsternal line, Parasternal line, Midclavicular line, Anterior axillary line, Midaxillary line)
  • back (Posterior median line, Scapular line, Posterior axillary line)
Transverse planeCoronal/frontal plane
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
  • Terminologia Anatomica


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