Sectional planes

Question 1

Transverse or cross sectional plane

Answer 1

Perpendicularto long axis. Seperatesuperior and inferior portions of the body

Question 2

Frontal or coronal sectional plane

Answer 2

Parrallel to the long axis, separates anterior and posterior portions of the body. (Front and back)

Question 3

Sagittarius sectional plane (mid and para- sagittal)

Answer 3

Parrallel to long axis, separates right and left portions. Midsagittal is right down the middle with equal left and right sides. Parasagittal means that it is off centered and not straight down the center.