Sectional Anatomy

Question 1

Dissectional Planes

Answer 1

different ways to dissect a piece of 3D tissue for further study

Question 2

Body Plane

Answer 2

flat surface along which the body or a structure may be cut for anatomical study

Question 3

Sections

Answer 3

cuts or sections made along a body plane

Question 4

Sagittal Plane

Answer 4

divides the body vertically into right and left parts, producing a sagittal section

Question 5

Midsagittal Plane

Answer 5

separates left and right equally along the midline

Question 6

Parasagittal Plane

Answer 6

separates left and right unequally

Question 7

Frontal (Coronal) Plane

Answer 7

divides the body vertically into anterior and posterior parts, producing a frontal or coronal section

Question 8

Traverse (Horizontal) Plane

Answer 8

divides the body horizontally (90 to vertical) into superior and inferior parts, producing a cross-section

Question 9

Oblique Plane

Answer 9

separates the tissue at an angle other than 90 degrees to vertical plane