Deck 2 Body Planes and Sections
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16 Terms
What body plane divides the body into left and right portions?
Sagittal plane (The two sides do not have to be equal.)
What body plane divides the body into equal left and right halves?
Midsagittal (median) plane [EQUAL HALVES]
What body plane divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions?
Frontal (coronal) plane
What body plane divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions?
Transverse (horizontal or cross-sectional) plane
Oblique Plane
A diagonal cut made at an angle that is not parallel to the sagittal, frontal, or transverse planes.
A surgeon makes a vertical cut that separates the body into left and right portions. Which body plane is being used?
Sagittal plane.
A surgeon makes a vertical cut that separates the body into front and back portions. Which body plane is being used?
Frontal (coronal) plane.
A CT scan shows a 'slice' through the abdomen that separates the body into upper and lower portions. Which body plane produced this image?
Transverse (horizontal or cross-sectional) plane.
Why is a midsagittal plane different from a sagittal plane?
A midsagittal (median) plane divides the body into equal left and right halves. A sagittal plane divides the body into left and right portions, but they do not have to be equal.
Why are frontal and coronal used interchangeably?
Both divide the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions.
Oblique Plane
A diagonal cut made at an angle that is not parallel to the sagittal, frontal, or transverse planes.
A surgeon makes a vertical cut that separates the body into left and right portions. Which body plane is being used?
Sagittal plane.
A surgeon makes a vertical cut that separates the body into front and back portions. Which body plane is being used?
Frontal (coronal) plane.
A CT scan shows a 'slice' through the abdomen that separates the body into upper and lower portions. Which body plane produced this image?
Transverse (horizontal or cross-sectional) plane.
Why is a midsagittal plane different from a sagittal plane?
A midsagittal (median) plane divides the body into equal left and right halves. A sagittal plane divides the body into left and right portions, but they do not have to be equal.
Why are frontal and coronal used interchangeably?
Both divide the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions.