Anatomic Planes & Sections Flashcards
Which planes are parallel to the median plane?
Sagittal planes
Which is the midline longitudinal plane?
Median plane
Which is the longitudinal plane that divides the body (head, torso, limbs) or its parts into left and right parts?
Sagittal plane
Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves or parts (cross sections)?
The transverse/cross plane
What is the transverse plane?
The anatomic plane divides the body into upper and lower halves or parts (cross sections).
What is the sagittal plane?
It is the longitudinal plane that divides the body (head, torso, limbs) or its parts into left and right parts (not halves).
Name the anatomic planes.
The median plane
The sagittal plane
The coronal/frontal plane
The transverse/cross plane
What is another term for the frontal plane?
Coronal
Which plane is perpendicular to the longitudinal planes?
The transverse/cross plane
Which is the longitudinal plane that divides the body or its parts into front and back halves?
The coronal/frontal plane
What is another term for the transverse plane?
The cross plane
What is the coronal plane?
It is the longitudinal plane that divides the body or its parts into front and back halves or parts.
Sagittal planes are parallel to:
The median plane
What is the frontal plane?
It is the longitudinal plane that divides the body or its parts into front and back halves or parts.
Which plane divides the body into cross sections?
The transverse/cross plane
Which is the longitudinal plane that divides the body or its parts into front and back parts?
The coronal/frontal plane
Which is the longitudinal plane that divides the body or its parts into front and back halves or parts?
The coronal/frontal plane
How is the coronal/frontal plane oriented to the median and sagittal planes?
Perpendicular
Name the anatomic planes that are longitudinal.
The median plane
The sagittal plane
The coronal/frontal plane
Which planes are horizontal planes of the body in the anatomic position?
The transverse/cross planes
What is the median plane?
It is the midline longitudinal plane dividing the head & torso into right & left halves.
What is another term for the cross plane?
The transverse plane
What is the cross plane?
The anatomic plane divides the body into upper and lower halves or parts (cross sections).
The presence of the sectioned midline of the vertebral column and spinal cord is characteristic of which anatomic plane?
The median plane
Name the anatomic planes which are horizontal.
The transverse/cross plane
Sagittal planes are ______to the median plane.
Parallel
What is another term for the coronal plane?
Frontal plane
Which plane divides the head & torso into right & left halves?
The median plane
