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Body Planes
Anatomical Terminology - Body Planes
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/22/2012

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What are body planes?
Definition
imaginary lines which divide the subject into sections
Term
horizontal (transverse) (x-sec) plane
Definition
divides into superior and inferior portions
Term
vertical plane
Definition
all at right angles to the horizontal
Term
frontal (coronal) plane
Definition
divides into anterior and posterior portions
Term
sagittal plane
Definition
divides into left and right portions
Term
midsagittal
Definition
divides into equal left and right halfs
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parasagittal (paramedian)
Definition
divides into unequal left and right halfs
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oblique
Definition
a section cut on a slant between the horizontal and vertical planes
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