Plate 1-2 : Body Planes and Terms of Relationship

Question 1

sagittal planes (also called parasagittal planes)

Answer 1

are vertical planes that are parallel to the median sagittal plane (all other than the median sagittal plane)

Question 2

frontal planes (also called coronal planes)

Answer 2

are vertical planes that pass through the body and divide it into anterior (front) and posterior (back)

Question 3

transverse planes (also called cross sections, horizontal planes or axial planes)

Answer 3

are planes that are at right angles to the sagittal and frontal planes and divide the body into superior and inferior sections

Question 4

anterior

Answer 4

nearer the front

Question 5

posterior

Answer 5

nearer the back

Question 6

superior

Answer 6

upward or nearer the head

Question 7

inferior

Answer 7

downward or nearer the feet

Question 8

medial

Answer 8

toward the midline or median plane

Question 9

lateral

Answer 9

farther from the midline or median plane

Question 10

proximal

Answer 10

near to a reference point

Question 11

distal

Answer 11

away from a reference point

Question 12

superficial

Answer 12

closer to the surface

Question 13

deep

Answer 13

farther from the surface

Question 14

median plane

Answer 14

divides body into equal right and left halves

Question 15

midsagittal plane

Answer 15

the median plane

Question 16

sagittal plane

Answer 16

divides body into unequal right and left halves

Question 17

coronal plane

Answer 17

divides body into equal or unequal anterior and posterior parts

Question 18

transverse plane

Answer 18

divides body into equal or unequal superior and inferior parts (cross sections or axial sections)