body planes and sectionsw

Question 1

Plane

Answer 1

an imaginary two-dimensional surface that passes through the body

Question 2

Section

Answer 2

a two-dimensional surface of a three-dimensional structure that has been cut.

Question 3

Sagittal

Answer 3

the plane that divides the body or an organ vertically into right and left sides

Question 4

Midsagittal (median)

Answer 4

vertical plane runs directly down the middle of the body

Question 5

Parasagittal

Answer 5

divides the body into

unequal right and left sides

Question 6

Frontal (Coronal)

Answer 6

divides the body or an organ into an anterior (front) portion and a posterior (rear) portion

Question 7

divides the body or organ horizontally into upper and lower portions

Answer 7

Transverse / Cross‐section / Horizontal

Question 8

divides the body or organ at an angle between the horizontal and vertical planes.

Answer 8

Oblique

Question 9

Longitudinal

The coronal plane and the sagittal plane are
examples

Answer 9

any plane perpendicular to the transverse plane.