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Anatomical Plane(Figure 1.3)
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/24/2008

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sagittal plane
Definition
a vertical plane that divides the body or organ into right and left sides.
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midsagittal plane or median plane
Definition
a plane passes through the midline of the body or organ and divides it into equal right and left sides
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parasagittal plane
Definition
the sagittal plane does not pass through the midline but instead divides the body or organ into unequal right and left sides
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frontal (coronal) plane
Definition
plane that divides the body or organ into front and back portions
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transverse plane (cross-sectional plane or horizontal plane)
Definition
plane divides the body or organ into upper and lower portions.
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oblique plane
Definition
plane that pass through the body or organ at an angle between the transvere plane and either a sagittal or frontal plane
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