Planes Of The Body Flashcards

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Coronal/ Frontal plane

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Plane dividing the anterior and posterior, front and back sides (run from side to side)

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Sagittal plane

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is the left and right sections of body Ex the midline of body separating body into EQUAL halves (run top to bottom)

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Parasagittal plane

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uneven cuts that divide body into left and right portions

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Transverse planes

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Divide the body into upper and lower sections (Run side to side and front to back)

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Oblique planes

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A plane that is any type of angle other than horizontal or vertical (oblique = odd angles)

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