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Anatomical Planes Flashcards

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Median (midsagittal) Plane

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Longitudinal plane that divides the body into equal left and right parts along the midline

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Sagittal Plane

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Plane that divides the body into left and right

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Transverse Plane

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Latitudinal (horizontal) plan that divides the body into superior (above) and inferior (below) parts

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Cross section

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Section along the transverse plans

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Frontal (Coronal) Plane

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Longitudinal plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) parts

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