A & P: Planes and Cuts

Question 1

sagittal plane

Answer 1

body is cut vertically into left and right portions

Question 2

midsagittal

Answer 2

passes exactly through sagittal plane I.E the neck, head.

Question 3

parasagittal

Answer 3

sagittal cuts not along the midline

Question 4

frontal/coronal

Answer 4

perpendicular to sagittal plane, divides body of an organ into anterior/ posterior

Question 5

transverse/horizontal

Answer 5

perpendicular, divides the body horizontally into superior and inferior portions