In conventional human radiological imaging (e.g., MRI, PET, CT) of the head, the axial plane is synonymous with the horizontal plane. Which of the following statements about this plane is most accurate?

The axial plane is an axis of symmetry in the forebrain.
The long axis of the spinal cord is in the axial plane of the cranium.
The axial plane is parallel to the sagittal plane.
The axial plane is parallel to the floor of the cranium.
The axial plane is parallel to the coronal plane.

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The axial plane is an axis of symmetry in the forebrain.
The axial plane is parallel to the coronal plane
forebrain