BODY PLANES Flashcards
Imaginary lines drawn through an upright body in anatomical postion it divides the body in different sections
Body Planes
It helps to describe the location or direction of bodily structures
Body plane
Divides the body into different SECTIONS
Body Plane
The portion of the body created by a PLANE
Sections
Three main body planes
Sagittal Plane
Coronal Plane
Transverse Plane
Its a plane that divides body into a right section and left section
Sagittal Plane
The specific sagittal plane through the MIDLINE of the body as it has ewual portion of cut.
Midsagittal Plane
Any sagittal plane off centered from the midline.
Parasagittal Plane
Runs from top to bottom, right to left as it divides body into a front and back
Coronal Plane
Divides body into a top (Superior) section and bottom (inferiror) section
Transverse Plane
Any plane that is perpendicular to the transverse plane
Longitudinal Plane
Two examples of longitudinal plane
Coronal and Sagittal planes
Any plane that is not horizontal or vertical or any of the three main types of plane
Oblique Plane