Anatomical Planes

Question 1

The sagittal plane is what?

Answer 1

a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections

Question 2

The midsagittal plane is?

Answer 2

a plane that separates the body or structure into right and left parts down the body’s midline is

Question 3

Transverse plane?

Answer 3

a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections

Question 4

The best summary of the four body plane types?

Answer 4

two are vertical, one is horizontal and one is any odd angle

Question 5

A plane that separates the body into parts that are neither perfectly vertical nor horizontal is called

Answer 5

oblique plane

Question 6

Frontal planes are also called

Answer 6

coronal planes

Question 7

A plane that runs from top to bottom, dividing the body into unequal left and right parts

Answer 7

parasagittal

Question 8

A plane that separates the body into a front and back

Answer 8

frontal plane

Question 9

A plane that separates the body or structure into upper and lower parts is called

Answer 9

transverse

Question 10

Transverse planes can also be called

Answer 10

horizontal planes