Transverse Plane – the transverse plane is the rotational and twisting movements around the longitudinal axis

(Pronounced trans-vuhs)

To remember what the transverse plane is, recall the following mnemonic:

She transported herself through the universe (transverse) in a rotating UFO.

This is the transverse plane below.

So the transverse plane spins or rotates around the centre (the longitudinal axis). This can be simplified with directional arrows.