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Body Planes & Sections
Chapter 1: Body Planes/Sections
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/29/2007

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SAGITTAL PLANE
Definition
A VERTICAL PLANE THAT DIVIDES THE BODY INTO RIGHT AND LEFT PARTS
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MEDIAN (MIDSAGITTAL) PLANE
Definition
A SAGITTAL PLANE THAT LIES DIRECTLY IN THE MIDLINE
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PARASAGITTAL PLANE
Definition
A SAGITTAL PLANE OFFSET FROM THE MIDLINE
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FRONTAL (CORONAL) PLANES
Definition
VERTICAL LINE DIVIDING THE BODY INTO ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR PARTS
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TRANSVERSE (HORIZONTAL) PLANE
Definition
RUNS HORIZONTAL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, DIVING THE BODY INTO SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR PARTS
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OBLIQUE SECTIONS
Definition
CUTS DIAGONALLY THROUGH THE HORIZONTAL AND THE VERTICAL PLANES
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