Body Planes And Sections Flashcards

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Median or Midsagittal plane

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Sagittal plane that divides the body into equal halves (longitudinally)

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Plane

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Imaginary surface or line

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Sagittal plane

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Runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left

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Section

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A cut

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Parasagittal planes

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Longitudinal lines that divide the body

Not medial

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Frontal or Coronal plane

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Divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

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l.s.

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Longitudinal cut

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Oblique cut

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Diagonal cut

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c.s. Or x.s.

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Cross-section

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Cross-section

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Cutting organs horizontally

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Transverse or horizontal plane

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Divides the body into top and bottom

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