BODY PLANES

Question 1

FRONTAL PLANE

Answer 1

Sometimes called a coronal plane, the frontal plane is a longitudinal plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts.

Question 2

MIDSAGITTAL PLANE

Answer 2

It divides the body into equal parts, right down the midline of the body.

Question 3

TRANSVERSE PLANE

Answer 3

A transverse plane runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts.
When organs are sectioned along the transverse plane, the sections are commonly called cross sections.

Question 4

SAGITTAL PLANE

Answer 4

A sagittal plane runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts.