Body Planes and Sections

Question 1

sagittal sections

Answer 1

a cut along the lengthwise, or longitudinal, plane of the body; divides the body into right and left parts; also called a median or midsagittal section

Question 2

frontal section

Answer 2

cut along the lengthwise plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts; also called a coronal section

Question 3

transverse section

Answer 3

cut along a horizontal plane, dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts; also called a cross section