planes of section Flashcards
1
Q
A plane that extends from left to right and from dorsal to ventral giving cranial and caudal portions
A
Transerve or Horizontal
2
Q
A plane that extends from cranial to caudal giving right to left portions
A
Sagittal
3
Q
A plane that extends from cranial to caudal passing through the midline to divide the body or an organ into left and right halves
A
Midsagittal
4
Q
A plane that extends from left to right and cranial to caudal giving dorsal and ventral portions
A
Frontal or coronal
5
Q
pointed, pen-like
A
Styloid
6
Q
A Projection; a bony prominence
A
Process
7
Q
A high place
A
Promontory
8
Q
an angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure; a branch
A
Ramus
9
Q
A partition
A
Septum
10
Q
A cavity or hollow space in a bone
A
Sinus
11
Q
a pointed , slender process
A
Spine
