Fig. 3.1. Human anatomic planes and axes in three-dimensional space.
 

 
Fig.3.2. Transverse plane. A - Pictogram. B - Section through the neck. View from the side of the lower extremi-ties. Section level - 6th cervical vertebra.
Axis X - width. Axis Z - depth.
 
Fig.3.3. Frontal plane. A - Pictogram. B - Projection of thyroid gland, larynx and pharynx. Anterior view. Axis X - width. Axis Y - height.
 
Fig.3.4. Sagittal plane. A - Pictogram. B - Projection of thyroid gland, larynx and pharynx. Right lateral view. Axis Y - height. Axis Z - depth.
 

 
Fig. 3.5. Human anatomic axes in three-dimensional space. Axis X - width. Axis Y - height. Axis Z - depth.
 

Fig.3.6. Human anatomic axes and thyroid gland.
3.6.A - Reconstructed two-dimensional image of the thyroid gland - anterior view. Horizontal line shows the level of transverse section. 3.6.B - Echogram and its schematic representation. 3.6.C - Reconstructed two-dimensional im-age of the thyroid gland - right lateral view. Horizontal line shows the level of transverse section. 3.6.D - Echogram and its schematic representation.