Planes of Section

Question 1

Midsagittal Plane

Answer 1

A vertical plane that divides the body into left and right halves.

Question 2

Parasagittal Plane

Answer 2

A vertical plane in the body that divides it into unequal left and right sides.
It’s parallel to the sagittal plane, but it doesn’t necessarily cross the body’s midline.

Question 3

Frontal (coronal) Plane

Answer 3

A vertical plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) sections.

Question 4

Transverse Plane

Answer 4

A horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) sections.
Essentially acting as a cross-section, and is perpendicular to both the sagittal and coronal planes.