Anatomical planes

Question 1

sagittal plane

Answer 1

runs vertically from the top of the body to the bottom

midsagittal is when the sagittal plane runs directly in the middle of the body

the parasagittal plane is when the sagittal plane is parrel to the middle

Question 2

oblique plane

Answer 2

is any plane that runs across the body at any angle but not horizontal or vertical

Question 3

frontal plane

Answer 3

splits the body into an anterior (front) and posterior (back) portion

Question 4

transverse plane

Answer 4

is only a horizontal plane that speediest body into a top and bottom (superior and inferior)