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Details

Title

Planes

Description

types of body cuts

Total Cards

Subject

Anatomy

Level

Undergraduate 1

Created

02/06/2010

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Term

frontal plane

Definition

divides into anterior and posterior (front & back)

Term

parasagittal plane

Definition

cut down top to bottom creating unequal left and right sides

Term

oblique plane

Definition

cut at an angle

Term

traverse plane

Definition

divides into superior and inferior planes (upper and lower)

Term

midsagittal plane

Definition

cut down the middle into equal left and right sides