A & P Body Planes and Sections

Body Planes and Sections

Body planes

are invisible flat surfaces (dividing lines) that separate organs, structures, or the human body into sections

Section/ plane

A plane is an imaginary line, while a section is the portion or slice of the body formed by the cutting of the plane

sagittal plane

divides body into left and right

Midsagittal

the plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves

Parasagittal

Divides body into unequal right and left sides

Para

means "next to, beside, or alongside.

Transverse Plane

Divides body into upper and lower parts-horizontal

Frontal (coronal)

front and back (anterior and posterior)