Body Planes And Sections

Question 1

_________ are fixed, imaginary flat surfaces that pass through the different body parts

Answer 1

Fundamental planes

Question 2

A vertical plane that divides an organ or a body into right and left halves

Answer 2

Sagittal planes

Question 3

Passes through the midline of an organ or the body and divides the organ or the body into equal right and left halves

Answer 3

Mid-sagittal plane or median plane

Question 4

Does not pass through the midline but divides an organ or the body into unequal halves

Answer 4

Parasagittal plane

Question 5

Divides an organ or the body into anterior and poster portions

Answer 5

Frontal or coronal plane

Question 6

Divides an organ or the body into superior and inferior portions

Answer 6

Transverse or cross-sectional or horizontal plane

Question 7

A plane that passes through an organ or the body at an angle between the transverse plane and either sagittal or frontal plane

Answer 7

Oblique plane