In dictionaries:
sagittal plane
Divides body into left, right.
sagittal section
Slice dividing body into left-right.
sagittal sinus
Vein within brain's dural fold.
sagittal suture
Joint connecting skull's left, right.
sagittal planes
Divides body into left, right.
sagittal crest
Ridge atop skull for muscles.
sagittal axis
Axis around which lateral movements occur.
sagittal synostosis
sagittal sutures
Connective joint between skull bones.
sagittal depth
Depth measurement from front to back.
sagittal sulcus
The sagittal sulcus is a midline groove that runs across the internal surfaces of part of the squamous part of the frontal bone, the parietal bones, and part of the occipital bones.
sagittal keel
In the human skull, a sagittal keel, or sagittal torus, is a thickening of part or all of the midline of the frontal bone, or parietal bones where they meet along the sagittal suture, or on both bones.
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