Terms of Movement

Question 1

What are anatomical planes?

Answer 1

These are four imaginary plane that can be used to describe sections of the body or as reference to describe movement of body parts

Like lines or glass sheet

Question 2

A plane is a 2D slice through 3D space, which can be thought of as a glass sheet. The anatomical planes are different ____ used to divide the human body. You will commonly see them when looking at anatomical models and prosections. Using anatomical planes allows for ______ description of a location, and also allows the reader to understand what a diagram or picture is trying to show.

There are three planes commonly used; __________

Sagittal plane – a vertical line which divides the body into a ___ section and a___section.

Coronal plane – a vertical line which divides the body into a ______ section and________ section.
Transverse plane – a horizontal line which divides the body into an ______ section and a ______ section.

For example, a diagram may be labelled as a transverse section, viewed superiorly. This indicates that you are looking downwards onto a \_\_\_\_\_\_  section of the body.
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Answer 2

Lines
accurate
sagital, coronal, and transverse

left, right
front (anterior)
 back (posterior) 
upper (superior)
bottom (inferior) 
horizontal

Question 3

The ______ plane is parallel to the median plane and divides the body into unequal left and right section

Answer 3

Sagital

Question 4

Superficial

Answer 4

Closer to the surface

Question 5

These vertical lines pass through the body at right angle to the mid-sagittal plane, so they divide the body into ___ and ____. What anatomical plane could this be?

Answer 5

Frontal plane

front and back