Planes of Section

Question 1

Caudal

Answer 1

at the back/posterior (like a tail)

Question 2

Rostral

Answer 2

at the front/anterior- near the face

Question 3

Coronal

Answer 3

vertical plane that divides brain into anterior and posterior sections. caudal/rostral
and ventral (front) and dorsal (back) for the brain stem and spinal cord

Question 4

Sagittal

Answer 4

down the middle- divides brain into left and right

Question 5

Horizontal Plane

Axial transverse

Answer 5

through the centre- divides brain into dorsal (top) and ventral (bottom)

Question 6

Dorsal

Answer 6

for brain it’s the top

for brain stem and spinal cord it’s the back

Question 7

Ventral

Answer 7

for brain it’s the bottom

for brain stem and spinal cord it’s the front

Question 8

medial

Answer 8

towards the centre- inwards— middle

Question 9

lateral

Answer 9

towards the outside–leaving