BODY(ANATOMICAL)PLANES

Question 1

Sagittal Plane

Answer 1

Any plane that divides the body into right and left sections. The midsagittal plane (MSP) or median sagittal plane divides the body into equal right and left halves

Question 2

Coronal Plane

Answer 2

Any plane that divides thebody into anterior and posterior sections. The midcoronal plane (MCP) divides the body into equal anterior and posterior halves. The midaxillary plane (often used synonymously with MCP) is acoronal plane that passes through the axilla when the arm is extended above the head or at a 90 degree angle with the body

Question 3

Transverse, Horizontal, or Axial Plane

Answer 3

Any plane that divides the body into superior and inferior sections.

Question 4

Oblique Plane

Answer 4

A plane passing anywhere between the above three planes. Utilized primarily in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and sonography (ultrasound).