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MT-Chapter 2
Planes of the Body
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
02/21/2013

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Term
___ ___ are vertical planes that separate the sides from each other
Definition
Sagittal plane
Term
A ___ ___ plane, termed ___ ___, plane separates the body into equal right and left halves.
Definition
midsagittal plane, also termed median sagittal plane
Term
The ___ ___ or (___ ___) divides the body into front and back portions
Definition
frontal plane (coronal plane)
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The ___ ___ AKA(___ ___)divides the body horizontally into an upper part and a lower part.
Definition
transverse plane AKA cross-sectional plane
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The ___ ___divides the body at a slanted angle
Definition
oblique plane
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