Week 1: Body Planes and Sections

Question 1

sagittal plane

Answer 1

Runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts

Question 2

median (midsagittal) plane

Answer 2

Sagittal plane that divides the body into equal parts, right down the midline of the body

Question 3

parasagittal plane

Answer 3

Sagittal plane that isn’t on the midline

Question 4

frontal plane

Answer 4

Longitudinal plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts

Question 5

transverse plane

Answer 5

Runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts

Question 6

cross section

Answer 6

Body structure sectioned along the transverse plane