Anatomical Planes

Question 1

Frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 1

Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) parts

Question 2

Midsagittal plane

Answer 2

Divides the body into equal left and right hemispheres of the body at the midline

Question 3

Sagittal plane

Answer 3

Divides the body into left and right sides but doesn’t have to be at the midline

Question 4

Transverse plane (“cross-section”)

Answer 4

Divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) halves