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Body Planes and Sections
All terms for body planes and sections from Kyle Patoka's Anatomy and Physiology course, from "Understand Human Anatomy & Physiology: Seventh Edition" by Susannah Nelson Longenbaker.
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Anatomy
12th Grade
01/29/2013

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Term
Median
Definition
Midline longitudinal (vertical) plane dividing the head and torso into right and left halves.
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Sagittal
Definition
Longitudinal (vertical) plane dividing the head and torso into right and left parts (NOT halves).
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Coronal/Frontal
Definition
Longitudinal (vertical) plane dividing the body or its parts into front and back halves or parts.
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Transverse/Cross
Definition
Divides the body into upper and lower halves or parts (cross sections). Perpendicular (horizontal) to longitudinal (vertical) planes.
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