Body Planes

Question 1

Sagittal Plane / Lateral Plane

Answer 1

divides the body into left and right sides. Cutting along the sagittal plane provides a sagittal section view.

Question 2

Frontal Plane / Coronal Plane

Answer 2

dividing the body vertically, the frontal plane creates the anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions of the body. Cutting along the frontal plane provides a frontal section view.

Question 3

Transverse Plane

Answer 3

creates upper and lower sections of the body. This is a called a cross-section. Cutting along the transverse, or horizontal, plane provides a transverse section view.

Question 4

Midsagittal Plane

Answer 4

cuts through the exact center of the body (or organ)