Planes of the Body

Question 1

Axial Plane

Answer 1

Dividing the body into top half/bottom half

same as axial and horizontal

Question 2

Coronal Plane

Answer 2

Dividing the body into front and back but does not need to be the exact centre - anything parallel to the midfrontal or mid coronal plane

Same as frontal

Question 3

Frontal Plane

Answer 3

Dividing the body into front and back but does not need to be the exact centre - anything parallel to the midfrontal or mid coronal

Same as coronal

Question 4

Horizontal Plane

Answer 4

Dividing into upper/lower halves

Same as transverse and axial

Question 5

Median Plane

Answer 5

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

Same as midsaggital

Question 6

Midsagittal Plane

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Midcoronal Plane

Answer 7

The vertical plane passes through the coronal suture of the skull and midaxillary region of the body, dividing the body into two equal front and back halves

Question 8

Sagittal Plane

Answer 8

Any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane - separating the body into left and right sections - doesn’t need to be right in half

Question 9

Transverse Plane

Answer 9

dividing the body into upper and lower portions

Same as horizontal and axial