2. Anatomical Planes Of Reference

Question 0

DEFINE:: median plane

Answer 0

A special sagittal plane that runs down the center of the body lengthwise and divides it into EQUAL left and right halves. AKA midsagittal plane.

Question 1

DEFINE:: Sagittal Plane

Answer 1

A plane that runs the length of the body and divides it into left and right parts, equal or not.

Question 2

DEFINE:: transverse plane

Answer 2

A plane across the body that divides it into cranial (head end) and caudal (tail end) parts, equal or not.

Question 3

DEFINE:: dorsal plane

Answer 3

A plane at right angels to the sagittal and transverse planes. It divides the body into dorsal (toward the back) and ventral (toward the belly) parts that are not necessarily equal. If and animal stands in water with its body partially submerged, the surface would describe the dorsal plane