Body Planes

Question 1

frontal/coronal

Answer 1

vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior (front and back) portions

Question 2

sagittal/lateral

Answer 2

lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body or structure into the right and left sides

Question 3

midsagittal

Answer 3

divides the body or structure into even left and right halves

Question 4

transverse/axial

Answer 4

horizontal (cross-sectional) plane running across the body parallel to the ground