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Anatomic Planes & Sections Flashcards

0
Q

Which planes are parallel to the median plane?

A

Sagittal planes

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Which is the midline longitudinal plane?

A

Median plane

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Which is the longitudinal plane that divides the body (head, torso, limbs) or its parts into left and right parts?

A

Sagittal plane

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Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves or parts (cross sections)?

A

The transverse/cross plane

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What is the transverse plane?

A

The anatomic plane divides the body into upper and lower halves or parts (cross sections).

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What is the sagittal plane?

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It is the longitudinal plane that divides the body (head, torso, limbs) or its parts into left and right parts (not halves).

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8
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Name the anatomic planes.

A

The median plane
The sagittal plane
The coronal/frontal plane
The transverse/cross plane

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9
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What is another term for the frontal plane?

A

Coronal

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13
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Which plane is perpendicular to the longitudinal planes?

A

The transverse/cross plane

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14
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Which is the longitudinal plane that divides the body or its parts into front and back halves?

A

The coronal/frontal plane

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16
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What is another term for the transverse plane?

A

The cross plane

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17
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What is the coronal plane?

A

It is the longitudinal plane that divides the body or its parts into front and back halves or parts.

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18
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Sagittal planes are parallel to:

A

The median plane

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What is the frontal plane?

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It is the longitudinal plane that divides the body or its parts into front and back halves or parts.

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21
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Which plane divides the body into cross sections?

A

The transverse/cross plane

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22
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Which is the longitudinal plane that divides the body or its parts into front and back parts?

A

The coronal/frontal plane

23
Q

Which is the longitudinal plane that divides the body or its parts into front and back halves or parts?

A

The coronal/frontal plane

24
Q

How is the coronal/frontal plane oriented to the median and sagittal planes?

A

Perpendicular

26
Q

Name the anatomic planes that are longitudinal.

A

The median plane
The sagittal plane
The coronal/frontal plane

27
Q

Which planes are horizontal planes of the body in the anatomic position?

A

The transverse/cross planes

28
Q

What is the median plane?

A

It is the midline longitudinal plane dividing the head & torso into right & left halves.

29
Q

What is another term for the cross plane?

A

The transverse plane

30
Q

What is the cross plane?

A

The anatomic plane divides the body into upper and lower halves or parts (cross sections).

31
Q

The presence of the sectioned midline of the vertebral column and spinal cord is characteristic of which anatomic plane?

A

The median plane

32
Q

Name the anatomic planes which are horizontal.

A

The transverse/cross plane

38
Q

Sagittal planes are ______to the median plane.

A

Parallel

40
Q

What is another term for the coronal plane?

A

Frontal plane

47
Q

Which plane divides the head & torso into right & left halves?

A

The median plane

Orientation To The Body (2 decks)

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