Sagittal plane

Okay kiddo, imagine you have a piece of paper and you draw a straight line right down the middle of it from the top to the bottom. That line is the sagittal plane!

Now, let's talk about your body. Your body is made up of lots of different parts, like your head, arms, legs, and even your insides like your heart and lungs. When we say sagittal plane in relation to your body, we're talking about that same straight line, but now it goes through the middle of your body.

So, the sagittal plane splits your body into two halves – left of the line and right of the line. This is really important because when we talk about things like anatomy (the study of the body) or movements, we often need to talk about what's happening on each side of the body separately.

For example, if you want to kick a ball with your right foot, you need to move your right leg and your right foot in specific ways. Because of the sagittal plane, we can talk about those movements on just the right side of your body, without worrying about what's happening on the left side.

So, that's the sagittal plane! It's a straight line that goes down the middle of your body, splitting it into left and right halves.